One must respect black. Nothing prostitutes it.

The value of art lies in its power to increase our moral force or establish its heightening influence.

I have a feeling only for shadows

My originality consists in putting the logic of the visible to the service of the invisible.

What distinguishes the artist from the dilettante? Only the pain the artist feels. The dilettante looks only for pleasure in art.

One must respect black. Nothing prostitutes it.

The fundamental grey which differentiates the masters, expresses them and is the soul of all colour.