“Doubtless there are things in nature which have not yet been seen. If an artist discovers them, he opens the way for his successors.”
Nature
“I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.”
AloneAll Quotes by Paul Cezanne
“Painting from nature is not copying the object it is realizing one's sensations.”
Nature“I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.”
Alone“Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured.”
Nature“I am more a friend of art than a producer of painting.”
Art“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“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?”
Art“The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.”
Strength“The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.”
Art“Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.”
Experience“I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.”
Age“The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.”
Nature“I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me.”
Age“An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.”
Art“My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've been pursuing all my life.”
Age“Art is a harmony parallel with nature.”
Art“We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.”
Nature“My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.”
Work“Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.”
Art