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

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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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...

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.

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 am a pupil of Pissarro.

I am a pupil of Pissarro.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

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.

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

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...

Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place,...

Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place,...

I allow no one to touch me.

I allow no one to touch me.

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...

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...