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Henri Matisse Quotes

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.
Henri Matisse

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Topic:
Art Quotes
Type:
Artist Quotes
Category:
French Artist Quotes
Date of Birth:
December 31, 1869
Date of Death:
November 3, 1954
Nationality:
French
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Select Henri Matisse Quotations:
I have been no more than a medium, as it were.
Henri Matisse

Work cures everything.
Henri Matisse

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri Matisse

Creativity takes courage.
Henri Matisse

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.
Henri Matisse

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.
Henri Matisse

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
Henri Matisse


Quote Keywords:

Between, Difference, Only, Paint, Things
Dictionary Links:

Between, Difference, Only, Paint
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