Art is either plagiarism or revolution..

Nature has mysterious infinities and imaginative power. It is always varying the productions it offers to us. The artist himself is one of nature's m….

Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?.

Go on working, freely and furiously, you will make progress and sooner or later your worth will be recognised, if you have any..

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters..

I have tried to establish the right to dare everything..

I am leaving in order to have peace and quiet. To be rid of the influence of civilization. I only want to do simple, very simple art and to be able t….

Sometimes people accuse me of being incomprehensible only because they look for an explicative side to my pictures which is not there..

And here in my isolation I can grow stronger. Poetry seems to come of itself, without effort, and I need only let myself dream a little while paintin….

Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!.

Why did I hesitate to put all this glory of the sun on my canvas?.

Oh mysterious world... I have become better for having understood and having loved thy human soul - a flower which has ceased to bloom and whose frag….

I am a great artist and I know it. It's because of what I am that I have endured so much suffering, so as to pursue my vocation, otherwise I would co….

Wherever I go I need a period of incubation so that I may learn the essence of nature, which never wishes to be understood or yield herself..

Today one can dare anything, and, furthermore, nobody is surprised..

Soon I'll be old and I've done precious little in this world for lack of time. I am always afraid I'll become senile before I've finished what I've u….

Without delay I began work, without hesitation and all of a fever..

Look closely at the Japanese; they draw admirably and yet in them you will see life outdoors and in the sun without shadows..

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, w….

Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts..

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..