Théophile Thoré-Bürger

Théophile Thoré-Bürger, also known as Théophile Thoré (1807–1869) was a French journalist and art critic best known for rediscovering the work of painter Johannes Vermeer.

Quotes

 * There is nothing actual and real except nature and poetry. (Il n'y a de positif et de réel que la nature et la poésie.)
 * Preface to the "Salon of 1847", p. 382. As cited and translated by Steven Adams in The Barbizon School & The Origins of Impressionism (1994), p. 123.