Quote by Henri Matisse
Drawing is putting a line round an idea. - Henri Matisse

Drawing is putting a line round an idea. – Henri Matisse

Other quotes by Henri Matisse

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now Ive been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light. – Henri Matisse

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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

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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope. – Henri Matisse

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If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. – Albert Einstein

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The idea is in my head to put it down is nothing. – Milton Avery

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The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas, and throw the bad ones away. – Linus Pauling

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My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living. – Anais Nin

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