Quotes of Henri Matisse - somelinesforyou

“ What I dream of is an art of balance. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ Creativity takes courage. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ An artist is an explorer. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ What I dream of is an art of balance. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ Creativity takes courage. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ If I close my eyes, I see things better than with my eyes open. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ Nothing can be accomplished without love. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ Art is an escape from reality. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ One must, of course, have one’s entire experience behind one and not have lost the freshness of instinct. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color – not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ I’ve been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ It is with color that you render light, though you must also feel this light, have it within yourself. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ Above all, an artist must never be too easily satisfied with what he has done. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some kind of a Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ 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 of a tightrope. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. ”

- Henri Matisse

“ There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ”

- Henri Matisse
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