A person himself believes that all the other portraits are good likenesses except the one of himself.

My breakthrough came very late in life, really only starting when I was 50...I had the strength for new deeds and ideas.

The way one sees is also dependent upon one's emotional state of mind. This is why a motif can be looked at in so many ways, and this is what makes art so interesting.

At different moments you see with different eyes. You see differently in the morning than you do in the evening. In addition, how you see is also dependent on your emotional state. Because of this, a motif can be seen in many different ways, and this is what makes art interesting.

I was walking along a path with two friends - the sun was setting - suddenly the sky turned blood red - I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence - there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city - my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety - and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.

When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness.

Without fear and illness, I could never have accomplished all I have