The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

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...

I have sworn to die painting.

I have sworn 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 awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

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

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

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.

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...

I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

I am the primitive of the method I have invented.

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 lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.

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...

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...

The world doesn't understand me and I don't understand the world, that's why I've withdrawn...

The world doesn't understand me and I don't understand the world, that's why I've withdrawn...

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 could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would...

I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would...

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

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

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.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

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

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