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Gustave Moreau was a French painter known for his vivid and symbolic works. Born on April 6, 1826, in Paris, he died on April 18, 1898. His art was heavily influenced by the Old Masters and his contemporaries, including the Pre-Raphaelites, and he is often associated with the Symbolist movement.

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Famous Gustave Moreau Quotes

“Think colour! Know how to imagine it!”

Thinking Knows Know How Imagine Colour

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“Nature is simply the opportunity for the artist to express himself.”

Artist Opportunity

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“I believe only in what I do not see.”

Believe I Believe

Book:Gustave Moreau: Complete Edition of the Finished Paintings, Water-colours and Drawings

Source: Gustave Moreau: Complete Edition of the Finished Paintings, Water-colours and Drawings

“I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract.”

Passion One Thing Attraction Burning Abstract Irresistible

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“Color must be thought, imagined, dreamed.”

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“I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract. The expression of human feelings and the passions of man certainly interest me deeply, but I am less concerned with expressing the motions of the soul and mind than to render visible, so to speak, the inner flashes of intuition which have something divine in their apparent insignificance and reveal magic, even divine horizons, when they are transposed into the marvellous effects of pure plastic art.”

“No one could have less faith in the absolute and definitive importance of the work created by man, because I believe that this world is nothing but a dream.”

Men World Believe Dream I Believe This World Importance Absolutes

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“I believe neither in what I touch nor what I see. I only believe in what I do not see, and solely in what I feel.”

Feels Believe I Believe

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“I have never looked for dream in reality or reality in dream. I have allowed my imagination free play, and I have not been led astray by it.”

Play Dream Reality Imagination My Imagination Free Play

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About the Author

Born: April 6, 1826
Died: April 18, 1898
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 9

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