If I think, everything is lost.

The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read. We must not, however, be satisfied with retaining the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go forth to study beautiful nature, let us try to free our mids from them, let us strive to express ourselves according to our personal temperaments. Time and reflection, moreover, little by little modify our vision, and at last comprehension comes to us.

The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.

Painting, like any art, comprises a technique, a workmanlike handling of material, but the accuracy of a tone and the fictitious combination of effects depend entirely on the choice made by the artist.

You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

My age and health will never allow me to realize the dream of art I've been pursuing all my life.