Henri Matisse's Quotes

Henri Matisse's Quotes 14

Exactitude is not truth.

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now...

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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You...

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm by...

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

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He who loves flies runs and rejoices he is free and nothing holds him back.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work from illuminating the fog...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch...

Creativity takes courage.

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What I dream of is an art of balance of purity and serenity devoid of...

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are...

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.