“May I repeat what I told you here: treat nature by means of the cylinder, the sphere, the cone, everything brought into proper perspective so that each side of an object or a plane is directed towards a central point. Lines parallel to the horizon give breadth... lines perpendicular to this horizon give depth. But nature for us men is more depth than surface, whence the need to introduce into our light vibrations, represented by the reds and yellows, a sufficient amount of blueness to give the feel of air.”
Quote by Paul Cezanne
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Paul Cezanne
Paul Cézanne, a French Post-Impressionist painter, was born on January 19, 1839, and died on October 22, 1906. Known as the father of modern painting, his works have had a profound impact on 20th-century art. more
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