Occupation: Artist Birth: January 19, 1839 Death: October 22, 1906
I allow no one to touch me..
The painter unfolds that which has not been seen..
Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?.
Everything in nature is formed upon the sphere, the cone and the cylinder. One must learn to paint these simple figures and then one can do all that ….
The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so often….
It is necessary to introduce light vibrations, represented by reds and yellows, and a sufficient amount of blues, to obtain an airy feeling..
Knowledge of the means to express our emotion is essential- and is acquired only after a very long experience..
When a picture isn't realized, you pitch it in the fire and start another one!.
Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation..
Optics, developing in us through study, teach us to see..
Design and color are not distinct and separate. As one paints, one draws. The more the colors harmonize, the more the design takes form. When color i….
Nature is the best instructor..
I paint as if I were Rothschild..
Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations..
The contour eludes me..
Michelangelo is a constructor, and Rafael an artist who, great as he is, is always limited by the model. When he tries to be thoughtful he falls belo….
What is one to think of those fools who tell one that the artist is always subordinate to nature? Art is a harmony parallel with nature..
The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read..
When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art..
I've come to the conclusion that it's not really possible to help others..
The transposition that a painter makes with an original vision gives to the representation of nature a new interest..