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A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a lo

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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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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Derive happiness in oneself from a good days work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. – Henri Matisse

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

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