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Henri Matisse
In the beginning...
In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground...
In art, truth...
In art, truth and reality begin when one no longer understands what one is doing or what one knows, and when there...
I don't paint...
I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.
Source: In...
Derive happiness in...
Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...
I have always...
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets...
An artist must...
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery...
There is nothing...
There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has...
Drawing is like...
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.
What I dream...
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject...
With color one...
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.
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