I invent nothing, I rediscover.
Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.
Mere exactitude, of which photography and moulage [life casting] are the lowest forms, does not inspire feelings.
To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature
Black is the queen of colours.
There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.