Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. -Henri Matisse Good
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 Nature
Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. -Henri Matisse Work
Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is. -Henri Matisse Art
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 Good
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. -Henri Matisse Success
Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. -Henri Matisse Happiness
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 Art
