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Henri Matisse quotes

Artist regarded as the most important French painter of the 20th century, 1869-1954


In art, truth and reality begin when one no longer understands what one is doing or what one knows, and when there remains an energy that is all the stronger for being constrained, controlled and compressed.

 

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back on the ticket. I would have felt I was deserting. If everyone of any value leaves France, what will remain of France?

 

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

 

Exactitude is not truth.

 

Drawing is putting a line (a)round an idea.

 

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

 

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter…a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

 

Creativity takes courage.

 

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I had, since it has made me young again and philosophical which means that I don't want to fritter away the new lease on life I've been given.

 

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.

 


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