Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.
PAUL CEZANNEIt’s not just about looking and copying, it’s about feeling too.
More Paul Cezanne Quotes
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One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.
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The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.
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The painter unfolds that which has not been seen.
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Right now a moment of time is passing by! We must become that moment.
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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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Painting, like any art, comprises a technique, a workmanlike handling of material, but the accuracy of a tone and the fictitious combination of effects depend entirely on the choice made by the artist.
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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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Pleasure must be found in study.
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It’s so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.
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Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else – by color.
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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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What is one to think of those fools who tell one that the artist is always subordinate to nature? Art is a harmony parallel with nature.
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The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
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Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!
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It is not about painting life, it is about making the painting alive.
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