The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

Quote by Paul Cezanne

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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...

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 am a pupil of Pissarro.

I am a pupil of Pissarro.

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.

It is impossible for emotion not to come on us in thinking of that time...

It is impossible for emotion not to come on us in thinking of that time...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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.

The world doesn't understand me and I don't understand the world, that's why I've withdrawn...

The world doesn't understand me and I don't understand the world, that's why I've withdrawn...

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.

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.