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To draw is to make an idea precise. Drawing is the precision of thought.
Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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A young painter who cannot liberate himself from the influence of past generations is digging his own grave.
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Creation is the artist's true function where there is no creation there is no art.
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We ought to view ourselves with the same curiosity and openness with which we study a tree, the sky or a thought, because we too are linked to the entire universe.
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Precision is not reality
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Fit the parts together, one into the other, and build your figure like a carpenter builds a house. Everything must be constructed, composed of parts that make a whole.
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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.
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The living model, the naked body of a woman, is the privileged seat of feeling, but also of questioning... The model must mark you, awaken in you an emotion which you seek in turn to express.
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I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.
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A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.
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The energy within you is stronger than ever for being held back, compressed, and said No to.
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Color exists in itself, possessing its own beauty.
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The Barnes Foundation is the only sane place to see art in America.
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Never ruin a good painting with the truth.
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Drawing is putting a line around an idea.
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Above all, an artist must never be too easily satisfied with what he has done.
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