What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.
Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994.
-- Henri Matisse, (Dec 31 1869-1954), French artist, author; He was pioneer of modern art of room interiors, vivid female nudes, and still-lifes, e.g., The Red Studio, 1911.