I paint as if I were Rothschild.

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

I want to die painting.

I want to die painting.

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...

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.

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.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find...

I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find...

A puny body weakens the soul.

A puny body weakens the soul.

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

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

There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them...

There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them...

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

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

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...

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.

I allow no one to touch me.

I allow no one to touch me.

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

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

I have sworn to die painting.

I have sworn to die painting.

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

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...

I am more a friend of art than a producer of painting.

I am more a friend of art than a producer of painting.

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.