I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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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...

I have sworn to die painting.

I have sworn 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.

A puny body weakens the soul.

A puny body weakens the soul.

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.

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.

Optics, developing in us through study, teach us to see.

Optics, developing in us through study, teach us to see.

I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

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 truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

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

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'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.

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

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

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

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

I want to die painting.

I want to die painting.

Two sittings a day of my models and I'm totally exhausted.

Two sittings a day of my models and I'm totally exhausted.

The world doesn't understand me and I don't understand the world, that's why I've withdrawn...

The world doesn't understand me and I don't understand the world, that's why I've withdrawn...

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...

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.