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.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Henri Matisse Quotes

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

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

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

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...

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

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

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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

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

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

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

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

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and...

Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and...

Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.

Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.