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There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.

Paul Cezanne

I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me.
PAUL CEZANNE

Age Destroy Hard Illusion Myself Realization Sensible Willing
The painter unfolds that which has not been seen.
PAUL CEZANNE

Artist Paint See Unfold
Art is a harmony parallel with nature.
PAUL CEZANNE

Art Harmony Nature Parallel
Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured.
PAUL CEZANNE

Abstraction Color Drawing Nature Pure
My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.
PAUL CEZANNE

Myself Nervous Oil Sustain System Work
Don’t be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.
PAUL CEZANNE
Chatter about art is almost always useless.
PAUL CEZANNE

Art Talk Wasted Time
There is no model, there is only color.
PAUL CEZANNE

Color Model
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 CEZANNE

Art Brief Define Myself Nature Soul Word
You have to hurry up if you want to see something, everything disappears.
PAUL CEZANNE

Appearance Hurry See Yourself
Whoever the master is whom you prefer, this must only be a directive for you. Otherwise you will never be anything but an imitator.
PAUL CEZANNE

Direct Imitation Master Preference Willing Yourself
When 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.
PAUL CEZANNE

Art Flower God Judgment Myself Object Painting Tree
Time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand.
PAUL CEZANNE

Change Reflection Time Understand
I am the primitive of the method I have invented.
PAUL CEZANNE

Invention Method Myself
Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.
PAUL CEZANNE
You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest.
PAUL CEZANNE

Art Era God Preparation Study

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