Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin b… - Henri Matisse

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Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue

Henri Matisse

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About Henri Matisse

Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist. Particularly known for his striking use of colour, Matisse is one of the very few indisputable giants of modern art, alongside Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky.

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Alternative Names: Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse • Henri Emile Benoît Matisse • Henri Emile Benoit Matisse • Henri-Emile-Benoît Matisse • Henri-Emile-Benoit Matisse • H. Matisse • matisse h. • h. matisse • matisse henri • Henri-Matisse • Matisse • Anri Matiss

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...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.

In a picture every part will be visible and will play the role conferred upon it, be it principal or secondary. All that is not useful in the picture is detrimental.

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

Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue - Henri Matisse

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