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.

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.

The chief function of color should be to serve expression as well as possible.

When I eat a tomato I look at it the way anyone else would. But when I paint a tomato, then I see it differently.

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.