I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Art Quotes

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

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...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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.

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.

The best way to kill time is to work it to death

The best way to kill time is to work it to death

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...

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 -...

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...

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 don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...