The art historians are the real wreckers of art, Reger said. The art historians twaddle so long about art until they have killed it with their twaddle. Art is killed by the twaddle of the art historians. My God, I often think, sitting here on the settee while the art historians are driving their helpless flocks past me, what a pity about all these people who have all art driven out of them, driven out of them for good, by these very art historians. The art historians’ trade is the vilest trade there is, and a twaddling art historian, but then there are only twaddling art historians, deserves to be chased out with a whip, chased out of the world of art, Reger said, all art historians deserve to be chased out of the world of art, because art historians are the real wreckers of art and we should not allow art to be wrecked by the art historians who are really art wreckers. Listening to an art historian we feel sick, he said, by listening to an art historian we see the art he is twaddling about being ruined, with the twaddle of the art historian art shrivels and is ruined. Thousands, indeed tens of thousands of art historians wreck art by their twaddle and ruin it, he said. The art historians are the real killers of art, if we listen to an art historian we participate in the wrecking of art, wherever an art historian appears art is wrecked, that is the truth. Thomas Bernhard
About This Quote

The quote above represents the thoughts of Franz Schubert, a German composer and musician. He was a master at writing music and he dedicated his life to creating the most beautiful music ever. However, he was not afraid of expressing his feelings about people who were destroying art works by saying that art historians are the real killer of art. That quote is an expression of Schubert's anger toward those people who would destroy art works through their opinions. He felt that art should be protected and preserved, but he also believed that criticism should be given so that it can grow stronger, so that it can become better.

Source: Old Masters: A Comedy

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