Henri Matisse

Quotes by Henri Matisse

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

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

Henri Matisse

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

Henri Matisse

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