Author: Paul Cezanne

Quotes

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.

- Paul Cezanne

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

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

- Paul Cezanne

An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.

An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all.

- Paul Cezanne

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

- Paul Cezanne

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

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

- Paul Cezanne

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

- Paul Cezanne

Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.

Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.

- Paul Cezanne

We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.

We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.

- Paul Cezanne

Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?

Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?

- Paul Cezanne

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