Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Painting

The picture waits for my verdict; it is not to command me, but I am to settle its claim to praise.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2011). “Natural Abundance: Ralph Waldo Emerson's Guide to Prosperity”, p.201, Simon and Schuster
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1972). “Early Lectures: 1838-1842”