With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from wit... - Henri Matisse
"With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft."
"With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft."
"Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul."
"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."
"He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back."
"What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue."
"Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence."