Doubtless there are things in nature which have not yet been seen. If an artist discovers them, he opens the way for his successors.

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let...

We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let...

I'll always be grateful to the public of intelligent amateurs.

I'll always be grateful to the public of intelligent amateurs.

Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only...

Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only...

Tell me, do you think I'm going mad? I sometimes wonder, you know.

Tell me, do you think I'm going mad? I sometimes wonder, you know.

There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them...

There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them...

With an apple I will astonish Paris.

With an apple I will astonish Paris.

You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your...

You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your...

I allow no one to touch me.

I allow no one to touch me.

For an impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to...

For an impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to...

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

With a painter's temperament, all that's needed are the means of expression sufficient to be...

With a painter's temperament, all that's needed are the means of expression sufficient to be...

The clear French landscape is as pure as a verse of Racine.

The clear French landscape is as pure as a verse of Racine.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted...

I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted...

I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others.

I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.

The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.

I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would...

I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would...

I want to die painting.

I want to die painting.

My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.

My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.