The painter unfolds that which has not been seen.
PAUL CEZANNEThere are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.
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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Tell me, do you think I’m going mad? I sometimes wonder, you know.
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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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A puny body weakens the soul.
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I advance all of my canvas at one time.
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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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The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.
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Doubtless there are things in nature which have not yet been seen. If an artist discovers them, he opens the way for his successors.
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I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me.
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I want to die painting.
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Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.
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You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.
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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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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.
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My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.
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