Author: Henri Matisse

Quotes

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

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

- Henri Matisse

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

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

- Henri Matisse

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.

- Henri Matisse

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

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

- Henri Matisse

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

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

- Henri Matisse

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.

- Henri Matisse

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

- Henri Matisse

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

- Henri Matisse

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

- Henri Matisse

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