A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.
PAUL CEZANNETime and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand.
More Paul Cezanne Quotes
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You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.
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Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.
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With a painter’s temperament, all that’s needed are the means of expression sufficient to be intelligible to the wide public.
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I advance all of my canvas at one time.
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Tell me, do you think I’m going mad? I sometimes wonder, you know.
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See how the light tenderly love the apricots, it takes them over completely, enters into their pulp, light them from all sides! But it is miserly with the peaches and light only one side of them.
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Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.
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The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.
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Painting is founded on the heart controlled by the head.
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I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.
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All the theories mess you up inside.
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Everything is about to disappear. You’ve got to hurry up if you still want to see things.
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Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!
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I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing.
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Chatter about art is almost always useless.
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