He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

If drawing belongs to the world of spirit and color to that of the senses, you must draw first to cultivate the spirit.

All art worthy of the name is religious.

I cannot copy nature in a servile way; I am forced to interpret nature and submit it to the spirit of the picture. From the relationship I have found in all the tones there must result a living harmony of colors, a harmony analogous to that of a musical composition.

Simple colours can affect the intimate feelings with all the more force because they are simple.

What interests me most is neither still life nor landscape, but the human figure.

If I close my eyes, I see things better than with my eyes open.