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I want to reach that condensation of sensations that constitutes a picture.
Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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Starting to paint, I felt gloriously free, quiet, and alone.
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Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.
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You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject.
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