If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses preceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.
PAUL CEZANNEMonet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!
More Paul Cezanne Quotes
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We live in a rainbow of chaos.
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Time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand.
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Right now a moment of time is passing by! We must become that moment.
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Michelangelo is a constructor, and Rafael an artist who, great as he is, is always limited by the model. When he tries to be thoughtful he falls below the niveau of his great rival.
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The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.
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I advance all of my canvas at one time.
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Design and color are not distinct and separate. As one paints, one draws. The more the colors harmonize, the more the design takes form. When color is at it’s richest, form is at its fullest.
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The sun penetrates me soundlessly like a distant friend that stirs up my laziness, fertilizes it. We bring forth life.
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The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
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To paint is not to copy the object slavishly, it is to grasp a harmony among many relationships.
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When the color achieves richness, the form attains its fullness also.
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Time and reflection, modify, little by little, our vision, and at last comprehension comes to us.
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With an apple I will astonish Paris.
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I advance all of my canvas at one time.
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Keep good company – that is, go to the Louvre.
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