Optics, developing in us through study, teach us to see.
PAUL CEZANNEWhen I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.
More Paul Cezanne Quotes
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Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.
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The approbation of others is a stimulus of which one must sometimes be wary. The feeling of one’s own strength makes one modest.
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Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.
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It’s not just about looking and copying, it’s about feeling too.
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The world doesn’t understand me and I don’t understand the world, that’s why I’ve withdrawn from it.
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I owe you the truth in painting, and I will tell it to you.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really possible to help others.
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The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.
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There is no light painting or dark painting, but simply relations of tones.
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Time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand.
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What I am trying to translate to you is more mysterious, it is entwined in the very roots of being, in the implacable source of sensations.
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Knowledge of the means to express our emotion is essential- and is acquired only after a very long experience.
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I am beginning to consider myself stronger than all those around me, and you know that the good opinion I have of myself has only been reached after mature consideration.
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For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.
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The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.
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