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I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

~Henri Matisse

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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.

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Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.

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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.

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In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

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Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

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I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

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You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.

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Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Artist

Born: December 31st, 1869

Died: November 3rd, 1954

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