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In painting one must search rather for suggestion than for description, as is done in music.

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Paul Gauguin
Age: 55 †
Born: 1848
Born: January 1
Died: 1903
Died: January 1
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Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.
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The critics can say stupid things and we can enjoy them, if we have the legitimate feeling of superiority - the satisfaction of a duty accomplished.
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On an instrument you start from one tone. In painting you start from several.
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Literary poetry in a painter is something special, and is neither illustration nor the translation of writing by form.
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Art is either revolution or plagiarism
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I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they are always pregnant.
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I must confess that I too am a woman and that I am always prepared to applaud a woman who is more daring than I, and is equal to a man in fighting for freedom of behavior.
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A bit of advice, don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction as you dream amid nature, extrapolate art from it, and concentrate on what you will create as a result.
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The great artist is a formulation of the greatest intelligence: he is the recipient of sensations which are the most delicate and consequently the most invisible expressions of the brain.
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Beware of luxury! Beware of acquiring the taste and need for it, under the pretext of providing for the morrow.
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Life is merely a fraction of a second. An infinitely small amount of time to fulfill our desires, our dreams, our passions.
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I sit at my door, smoking a cigarette and sipping my absinthe, and I enjoy every day without a care in the world
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A great sentiment can be rendered immediately. Dream on it and look for the simplest form in which you can express it.
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A hint - don't paint too much direct from nature. Art is an abstraction! study nature then brood on it and treasure the creation which will result, which is the only way to ascend towards God - to create like our Divine Master.
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