12 quotes
French artist (1869–1954)
“I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.”
"The importance of an artist is to be measured by the quantity of new signs which he has introduced to the language of art."
on Art
"A work should contain its total meaning within itself and should impress it on the spectator before he even knows the subject."
"He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back."
on Love
"Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us."
on Happiness
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them."
on Perception
"Exactitude is not truth."
on Truth
"Creativity takes courage."
on Courage
"Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence."
"Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul."
"Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while working."
on Creativity
"To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage."
