With an apple I will astonish Paris.

It’s so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.

An art which isn’t based on feeling isn’t an art at all.

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.

Keep good company – that is, go to the Louvre.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

The clear French landscape is as pure as a verse of Racine.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature

I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me.