A painting in an interior spreads joy around it by the colors, which calm us. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
The chief function of color should be to serve expression as well as possible. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
My pictures are made up of four or five colors that collide with one another… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Color helps to express light, not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that in the artist's brain. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
If drawing belongs to the world of spirit and color to that of the senses, you must draw first to cultivate the… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Color was not given to us in order that we imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
My choice of colors does not rest on any scientific theory; it is based on observation, on feeling, on the experience of… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
It is with color that you render light, though you must also feel this light, have it within yourself. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass; when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
A certain blue enters your soul. A certain red has an effect on your blood-pressure. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
I am curious about color as one would be visiting a new country, because I have never concentrated so closely on color… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Cutting straight into color reminds me of the direct carving of the sculptor. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back on the ticket. I would have felt I was… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
A painting in an interior spreads joy around it by the colors, which calm us. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
If it is practiced by a man of taste, the photograph will have the appearance of art (but) the photographer must...intervene as little as… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
The chief function of color should be to serve expression as well as possible. — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
My pictures are made up of four or five colors that collide with one another… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
