“Here on the edge of the river, the motifs are very plentiful, the same subject seen from a different angle gives a subject for study of the highest interest and so varied that I think I could be occupied for months without changing my place, simply bending a little more to the right or left.” ThinkingGivingLittlesDifferentLeftInterestStudySubjectsMonthsHighestRiversEdgesAngleBendingMotifsPlentifulDifferent Angles Author:Paul Cezanne
“Studying the model and realizing it is sometimes very slow in coming for the artist.” SometimesArtistRealizingStudyModels Author:Paul Cezanne
“The Louvre is a good book to consult, but it must only be an intermediary. The real and immense study that must be taken up is the manifold picture of nature.” BookRealNatureStudyTakenImmenseGood BookManifoldLouvreOld Picture Author:Paul Cezanne
“To be sure an artist wishes to raise his standard intellectually as much as possible, but the man must remain in obscurity. Pleasure must be found in the studying.” MenArtistFoundWishPleasureStudyHe ManStandardsRaisesObscurity Author:Paul Cezanne
“You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest.” ArtStudyArt IsGods WillErasPreparingNew EraWeakeningDifferent Eras Author:Paul Cezanne
“Optics, developing in us through study, teach us to see.” ArtistTeachStudyDevelopingOptics Author:Paul Cezanne
“The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so often causes a painting to deviate from its true path - the concrete study of nature - to lose itself all too long in intangible speculations.” LongCharacterSpiritArtistCausesLosesStudyPathPaintingJudgmentCriticismIntelligentCriticsObservationConcreteSpeculationScornIntangibleDeviate Author:Paul Cezanne
“One had to immerse oneself in one's surroundings and intensely study nature or one's subject to understand how to recreate it.” StudySubjectsAwarenessOneselfSurroundings Author:Paul Cezanne
“We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature.” BeautifulArtistStudyFormulasPredecessorsBeautiful Nature Author:Paul Cezanne
“The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read. We must not, however, be satisfied with retaining the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go forth to study beautiful nature, let us try to free our mids from them, let us strive to express ourselves according to our personal temperaments. Time and reflection, moreover, little by little modify our vision, and at last comprehension comes to us.” TryingLittlesArtBookLastsBeautifulVisionStudyReflectionStriveSatisfiedFormulasTemperamentComprehensionPredecessorsRetainingBeautiful NatureLouvre Author:Paul Cezanne
