List of Camille Pissarro Quotes

At Fifty, That Is In 1880, I Formulated The Idea Of Unity, Without Being Able To Render It. At Sixty, I Am Beginning To See The Possibility Of Rendering It.

I Remember That, Although I Was Full Of Fervour, I Didn't Have The Slightest Inkling, Even At Forty, Of The Deeper Side To The Movement We Were Pursuing By Instinct. It Was In The Air!

Watercolour Is Not Especially Difficult, But I Must Warn You To Steer Clear Of Those Pretty English Watercolourists, So Skilful And Alas So Weak, And So Often Too Truthful.

It Does Not Astonish Me That The Critics In London Relegate Me To The Lowest Rank. Alas! I Fear That They Are Only Too Justified!

But As I See It, The Most Corrupt Art Is The Sentimental The Art Of Orange Blossoms Which Make Pale Women Swoon.

I Sometimes Have A Horrible Fear Of Turning Up A Canvas Of Mine. I'm Always Afraid Of Finding A Monster In Place Of The Precious Jewels I Thought I Had Put There!

Cover The Canvas At The First Go, And Then Work On Till You See Nothing More To Add ... Don't Proceed According To Rules And Principles, But Paint What You Observe And Feel. Paint Generously And Unhesitatingly, For It Is Best Not To Lose The First Impression.

It Is The Brushwork Of The Right Value And Color Which Should Produce The Drawing.

Don't Be Afraid Of Putting On Color, Refine The Work Little By Little.

At Times I Come Across Works Of Mine Which Are Soundly Done And Really In My Style, And At Such Moments I Find Great Solace.

Don't Be Afraid In Nature: One Must Be Bold, At The Risk Of Having Been Deceived And Making Mistakes.

We Are All The Subjects Of Impressions, And Some Of Use Seek To Convey The Impressions To Others. In The Art Of Communicating Impressions Lies The Power Of Generalizing Without Losing That Logical Connection Of Parts To The Whole Which Satisfies The Mind.