My ambition is limited to the desire to capture something transient, and yet, this ambition is excessive.
“My ambition is limited to the desire to capture something transient, … Read More
I love only extreme novelty or the things of the past.
“I love only extreme novelty or the things of the past.” … Read More
I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so that they’re not stiff but like those I saw by Botticelli in Florence. It’s a dream that won’t come true.
“I wear myself out trying to render the orange trees so … Read More
In love, there’s sentiment and passion; I know only sentiment through myself, passion through others. I hear certain voices I know say: sentiment=love of the intellect; I can answer: passion=the love of the body.
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Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.
“Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.” Berthe … Read More
It is important to express oneself…provided the feelings are real and are taken from you own experience.
“It is important to express oneself…provided the feelings are real and … Read More
I don’t think there has ever been a man who treated a woman as an equal and that’s all I would have asked for, for I know I’m worth as much as they.
“I don’t think there has ever been a man who treated … Read More
A love of nature is a consolation against failure.
“A love of nature is a consolation against failure.” Berthe … Read More