Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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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...

The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but...

The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but...

Painting is damned difficult - you always think you've got it, but you haven't.

Painting is damned difficult - you always think you've got it, but you haven't.

Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is...

Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is...

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

Doubtless there are things in nature which have not yet been seen. If an artist...

Doubtless there are things in nature which have not yet been seen. If an artist...

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.

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

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

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God...

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God...

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...

My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've...

My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've...

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

I allow no one to touch me.

I allow no one to touch me.

If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain.

If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

I am a pupil of Pissarro.

I am a pupil of Pissarro.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

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

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

I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to...

I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to...