A portrait, to be a work of art, neither must nor may resemble the sitter... one must paint its atmosphere.

All art critics are useless or harmful.

These days I am obsessed by sculpture! I believe I have glimpsed a complete renovation of that mummified art.

To paint a human figure you must not paint it; you must render the whole of its surrounding atmosphere.

We must now learn to draw inspiration from the tangible miracles that surround us.

A time will come when the eye of man will perceive colors as feelings within itself.

A portrait, to be a work of art, neither must nor may resemble the sitter... one must paint its atmosphere.