180 Quotes by Paul Gauguin

Machines have come, art has fled, and I am far from thinking photography can help us.

One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting.

is either plagiarism or revolution.

I have tried to establish the right to dare everything.

Proficiency in art is a contract with your self and the empowerment of your self. Not all of us demand or even desire proficiency, but for those who do it's necessary to temper the influence of groups. And while some artists think history is bunk, the historical evidence is overwhelming: "In my isolation I grow stronger."

My eyes close and uncomprehendingly see the dream in the infinite space that stretches away, elusive, before me.

Nail up some indecency in plain sight over your door; from that time forward you will be rid of all respectable people,the most insupportable folk God has created.

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed, at its aspect everyone may create romance at the will of his imagination, and at a glance have his soul invaded by the most profound memories, no efforts of memory, everything summed up in one moment. Complete art which sums up all the others and completes them.

Happiness and work rose up together with the sun, radiant like it.