There will be, I think, an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods, together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions.

I have tried to present my sensations in what is the most congenial and impressive form possible to me.

The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

If the picture needs varnishing later, I allow a restorer to do that, if there's any restoring necessary.

The only real influence I've ever had was myself.

In its most limited sense, modern, art would seem to concern itself only with the technical innovations of the period.