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

~Henri Matisse

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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.

~Henri Matisse

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Creativity takes courage.

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Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

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Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

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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.

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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.

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

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I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.

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Work cures everything.

~Henri Matisse

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Artist

Born: December 31st, 1869

Died: November 3rd, 1954

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