Here, on the river’s verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.
PAUL CEZANNEThe painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.
More Paul Cezanne Quotes
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You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest.
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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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I cannot attain the intensity that is unfolded before my senses. I have not the magnificent richness of colouring that animates nature.
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I want to die painting.
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My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.
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Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!
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Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.
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We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.
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I’ll always be grateful to the public of intelligent amateurs.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really possible to help others.
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The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
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I owe you the truth in painting, and I will tell it to you.
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The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.
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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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Nature is more depth than surface, the colours are the expressions on the surface of this depth; they rise up from the roots of the world.
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