“What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work.”
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The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.
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The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of one's own, in one's relation to the tool, the material and the colors.
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What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work.
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Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties.
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