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I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.
Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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I dream of an art of balance, of quietness, something analogous to a good armchair.
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The truly original artist invents his own signs.
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What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
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A work of art must carry in itself its complete significance and impose it upon the beholder even before he can identify the subject-matter.
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