Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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The clear French landscape is as pure as a verse of Racine.

The clear French landscape is as pure as a verse of Racine.

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

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...

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is...

Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is...

I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

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...

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

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...

With an apple I will astonish Paris.

With an apple I will astonish Paris.

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.

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'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.

We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let...

We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let...

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

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

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...

I want to die painting.

I want to die painting.

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.

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

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

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

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