Work cures everything.

Quote by Henri Matisse

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A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And...

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And...

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.