I had wrung impressionism dry and I finally came to the conclusion that I know neither how to paint nor how to draw.

I had wrung impressionism dry and I finally came to the conclusion that I know neither how to paint nor how to draw.

There are some things in painting which cannot be explained, and that something is essential.

One must from time to time attempt things that are beyond one's capacity.

Work lovingly done is the secret of all order and all happiness.

And if out of a million visitors there is even one to whom art means something, that is enough to justify museums.

The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible