4 Henri Matisse Quotes on Work

Henri Matisse quotes on work

11. I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me...

18. For me all is in the conception. I must therefore have a clear vision of the whole from the beginning.

25. Do I believe in God? Yes, when I am working. When I am submissive and modest, I feel myself to be greatly helped by someone who causes me to do things that exceed my capabilities. However, I cannot acknowledge him because it is as if I were to find myself before a conjuror whose sleight of hand eludes me.

44. We are not here in the presence of an extravagant or an extremist undertaking: Matisse's art is eminently reasonable.