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Rules have no existence outside of individuals: otherwise a good professor would be as great a genius as Racine.
Notes of a Painter (1908)
I simply try to put down colours which render my sensation.
Notes of a Painter (1908)
The simplest means are those which best enable an artist to express himself. His means of expression must derive almost all of necessity from his temperament.
Notes of a Painter (1908)
For me all is in the conception. I must therefore have a clear vision of the whole from the beginning.
Notes of a Painter (1908)
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or disturbing subject matter, an art which could be for every mental worker, for the businessman as well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
Notes of a Painter (1908)
Underlying this succession of moments which constitutes the superficial existence of beings and things, and which is continually modifying and transforming them, one can search for a truer, more essential character, which the artist will seize so that he may give to reality a more lasting interpretation.
Notes of a Painter (1908)
Suppose I want to paint a woman's body: first of all I imbue it with grace and charm, but I know that I must give something more. I will condense the meaning of this body by seeking its essential lines. The charm will be less apparent at first glance, but it must eventually emerge from the new image which will have a broader meaning, one more fully human.
Notes of a Painter (1908)