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I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

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I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

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A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.

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With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

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My curves are not crazy.

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Exactitude is not truth.

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He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

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A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.

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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.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Artist

Born: December 31st, 1869

Died: November 3rd, 1954

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