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

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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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.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

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...

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...

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

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

Tell me, do you think I'm going mad? I sometimes wonder, you know.

Tell me, do you think I'm going mad? I sometimes wonder, you know.

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...

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 am the primitive of the method I have invented.

I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new...

One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new...

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

Is it the factitious and the conventional that most surely succeed on earth and in...

Is it the factitious and the conventional that most surely succeed on earth and in...

A puny body weakens the soul.

A puny body weakens the soul.

I allow no one to touch me.

I allow no one to touch 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...

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

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...

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'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the...

I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the...

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?