Henri Matisse Quotes on pain

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else... view

By: Henri Matisse



There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted... view

By: 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... view

By: Henri Matisse



I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things... view

By: Henri Matisse



I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me... view

By: Henri Matisse

