“I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.”
Nature
“Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?”
ArtAll Quotes by Paul Cezanne
“For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.”
Nature“The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.”
Art“Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured.”
Nature“Art is a harmony parallel with nature.”
Art“I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.”
Age“You say a new era in art is preparing you sensed it coming continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest.”
Art“My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.”
Work“An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.”
Art“I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.”
Alone“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.”
Art“The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.”
Nature“Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.”
Experience“Painting from nature is not copying the object it is realizing one's sensations.”
Nature“Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.”
Art“We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.”
Nature“The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.”
Strength“Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?”
Art“My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've been pursuing all my life.”
Age“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.”
Art