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## Henri Matisse quotes on emotion

1. > Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

[Permalink to quote \#7](https://quotesby.net/Henri-Matisse/7/ "Permalink to quote 7")
2. > I do not literally paint the table, but the emotion it produces on me...

[Permalink to quote \#28](https://quotesby.net/Henri-Matisse/28/ "Permalink to quote 28")
3. > The essential thing is to spring forth, to express the bolt of lightning one senses upon contact with a thing. The function of the artist is not to translate an observation but to express the shock of the object on his nature; the shock, with the original reaction.

[Permalink to quote \#34](https://quotesby.net/Henri-Matisse/34/ "Permalink to quote 34")
4. > Without passion there is no art.

[Permalink to quote \#36](https://quotesby.net/Henri-Matisse/36/ "Permalink to quote 36")

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