38 Quotes by Pierre Bonnard

The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.

Art will never be able to exist without nature.

You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.

I'm trying to do what I have never done - give the impression one has on entering a room: one sees everything and at the same time nothing.

Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it.

I should like to present myself to the young painters of the year 2000 with the wings of a butterfly.

Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.

When you forget everything, there only remains yourself - and that is not enough.

A painting that is well composed is half finished.