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My Favorite Quotations about Painting (Lately)
Read, ponder, and discuss:
"Nature has neither line nor color." — Goya
"Nature is more depth than surface." — Cézanne
"Passionate serenity does exist." — Cézanne
"The search for novelty and originality is an artificial need which barely conceals banality and absence of temperament." — Cézanne
Blogger's note: I find this last quotation especially intriguing because of Cézanne's own reputation as one of the great originals of all time.