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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

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
It took me 40 years to find out that painting is not sculpture.
PAUL CEZANNE

Difference Finding Painting Sculpture Time
It’s so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.
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Blank Empty Fine Stand Terrible
Painting is founded on the heart controlled by the head.
PAUL CEZANNE

Control Finding Heart Painting
I want to die painting.
PAUL CEZANNE

Death One Liner Paint
I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.
PAUL CEZANNE

Age Comfortable Conquer Finding Ourselves Prayer Religion
The landscape thinks itself in me and I am its consciousness.
PAUL CEZANNE

Conscious Landscape Myself Thinking
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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Animate Color Intense Nature Rich
Everything in nature is formed upon the sphere, the cone and the cylinder. One must learn to paint these simple figures and then one can do all that he may wish.
PAUL CEZANNE

Figure Form Himself Learning Nature Painting Simplicity
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 CEZANNE
There is no light painting or dark painting, but simply relations of tones.
PAUL CEZANNE

Art Darkness Light Painting Relation Tone
I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really possible to help others.
PAUL CEZANNE
Time and reflection, modify, little by little, our vision, and at last comprehension comes to us.
PAUL CEZANNE

Ourselves Reflection Time Vision
You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.
PAUL CEZANNE
The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
PAUL CEZANNE

Art Artist Himself Personality Seduce
A puny body weakens the soul.
PAUL CEZANNE

Whoever the master is whom you prefer, this must only be a directive for you. Otherwise you will never be anything but an imitator.

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