A painting is above all a product of the artist's imagination, it must never be a copy. If, at a later stage, he wants to add two or three touches from nature, of course it doesn't spoil anything.
Original text (French)
Original text (French)
He [ Corot ] is always the strongest, he has foreseen everything.
What a pity we allowed ourselves to be called Impressionists.
Drawing is not the same as form; it is a way of seeing form.
I believe Corot painted a tree better that any of us, but still I find him superior in his figures.
Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me.
There is an inverse relationship between imagination and money.
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