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Henri Matisse Quotes
A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now Ive been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light. - Henri Matisse Quotes
A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasnt so much the worse for you. - Henri Matisse Quotes
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. - Henri Matisse Quotes
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Creativity takes courage. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptors direct carving. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Derive happiness in oneself from a good days work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Exactitude is not truth. - Henri Matisse Quotes
He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I dont know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, Im some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I dont paint things. I only paint the difference between things. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I have been no more than a medium, as it were. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it. - Henri Matisse Quotes
I wouldnt mind turning into a vermilion goldfish. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Im growing old, I delight in the past. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul. - Henri Matisse Quotes
In love, the one who runs away is the winner. - Henri Matisse Quotes
In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better. - Henri Matisse Quotes
It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else. - Henri Matisse Quotes
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Jazz is rhythm and meaning. - Henri Matisse Quotes
My curves are not crazy. - Henri Matisse Quotes
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. - Henri Matisse Quotes
There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted. - Henri Matisse Quotes
Time extracts various values from a painters work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is. - Henri Matisse Quotes
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