I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Painting Quotes, Sculpture Quotes

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 do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

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

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

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

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...

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

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

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

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

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...

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...

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most...

My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others...

A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't...

A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't...

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to...

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to...