Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them.
Henri MatisseIt is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.
Henri MatisseI would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.
Henri MatisseI have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.
Henri Matisse