Cezanne Quote by Christopher Willard

A painting that is well composed is half finished.

— Pierre Bonnard

I work on all parts of my painting at once, improving it very gently until I find that the effect is complete.

— Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

The painting is usually finished before you are.

— Rex Brandt

A painting is finished when the artist says it is finished.

— Rembrandt

Painting is a visceral experience, one loaded with subtle information. Only Cezanne could get away with a system.

— Wolf Kahn

How do you complete a painting, really? There are paintings by so many different artists that are interesting precisely because they haven't really been…

— Peter Doig

Every great painting is left incomplete at the point where its completion is obvious.

— Robert Breault

Painting is a slow process; it takes time to get there, you learn little by little and always want the next painting to be…

— Ali Banisadr

It's absurd to talk about paintings that you haven't finished.

— Cy Twombly

The painting is finished when the idea has disappeared.

— Georges Braque

The painter unfolds that which has not been seen.

— Paul Cezanne

And after drawing comes composition. A well-composed painting is half done

— Pierre Bonnard