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A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long t...   Art
Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating ...   Life
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of per...   Art
I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.   Art
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the...   Art
I have been no more than a medium, as it were.   Art
I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.   Life
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.   Art
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should tou...   Art
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.   Nature
Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values ...   Art
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...   Art
You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be...   Art