"Ah, gentlemen, I do not receive guests when I'm working, indeed. When I work, if I am interrupted, I lose all inspiration; I am lost. You understand, I'm chasing a band of colour."

"I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly."

"Most people think I paint fast. I paint very slowly."

"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration."

"To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at."