"For me, a colour is a force. My pictures are made up of four or five
colours that collide with one another, and the collision gives a sense
of energy. When I put green, it doesn't mean grass. When I put blue, it
doesn't mean sky." Henri Matisse.
"I'm rather inclined to depression and sometimes see everything in black
… The biggest worry was losing my love of work. I can put up with the
blackest despair by whistling or singing." Henri Matisse.
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