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I have not tried to reproduce nature; I have represented it.

Paul Cezanne

The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.
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Himself Painting Word Work
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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Light Love Misery Oneself Side
We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.
PAUL CEZANNE

Beautiful Formula Memories Nature Ourselves Study
If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain.
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Block Isolation Strong Uncertain
Treat nature by the cylinder, the sphere, the cone, everything in proper perspective so that each side of an object or a plane is directed towards a central point.
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Direction Nature Perspective Plane Point Proper Treat
We live in a rainbow of chaos.
PAUL CEZANNE
I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really possible to help others.
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If I think, everything is lost.
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Lost Myself One Liner Think
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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Artist Construction Fall Greatness Himself Limitation Rival
A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.
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Art Beginning Emotion Work
I allow no one to touch me.
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Allow Myself Touch
Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!
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Art Eyes God Myself
I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.
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Age Comfortable Conquer Finding Ourselves Prayer Religion
Don’t be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.
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There is no model, there is only color.
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Color Model
I am more a friend of art than a producer of painting.
PAUL CEZANNE

I have not tried to reproduce nature; I have represented it.

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