I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.

Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.

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...

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...

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates 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...

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

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

Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place,...

Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place,...

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.

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.

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every...

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every...

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.

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 paint as if I were Rothschild.

I paint as if I were Rothschild.

A puny body weakens the soul.

A puny body weakens the soul.

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...

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

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 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...

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

It's so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.

It's so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.