Quote by Henri Matisse
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her r

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language. – Henri Matisse

Other quotes by Henri Matisse

Time extracts various values from a painters work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is. – Henri Matisse

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Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play. – Henri Matisse

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Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. – Henri Matisse

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French is a foreign language, but Ive been speaking it since I was 18 so its second nature to me. – Kristin Scott Thomas

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Nature isnt positive in that way. It doesnt aim itself at you. Its not being unkind to you. – David Attenborough

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The Ukrainian community is tight-knit by nature. – Vera Farmiga

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We are more than just flesh and bones. Theres a certain spiritual nature and something of the mind that we cant measure. We cant find it. With all our sophisticated equipment, we cannot monitor or define it, and yet its there. – Benjamin Carson

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Either God is in the whole of nature, with no gaps, or Hes not there at all. – L. A. Coulson

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