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Quotes from Jazz — Henri Matisse

1869–1954 France

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Drawing with scissors: To cut to the quick in color reminds me of the direct cutting of sculptors.

Jazz (1947)

There are flowers everywhere for those who want to see them

Jazz (1947)

The vertical is in my spirit. It helps me to define precisely the direction of lines, and in quick sketches I never indicate a curve, that of a branch in landscape for example, without being aware of its relationship to the vertical.
My curves are not mad.

Jazz (1947)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henri Matisse (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.