I want the unobtainable. Other artists paint a bridge, a house, a boat, and that's the end. They are finished. I want to paint the air which surrounds the bridge, the house, the boat, the beauty of the air in which these objects are located, and that is nothing short of impossible.

Despite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of interest shown in an art object which has no market value.

One day I am satisfied, the next day I find it all bad; still I hope that some day I will find some of them good.

Most people think I paint fast. I paint very slowly.

It is only too easy to catch people's attention by doing something worse than anyone else has dared to do it before.

I must have flowers, always, and always.

No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.