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I want anyone tired, worn down, driven to the limits of endurance, to find calm and… — Henri Matisse

I want anyone tired, worn down, driven to the limits of endurance, to find calm and repose in my painting.

Henri Matisse
1913
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1913
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Henri Matisse
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Matisse, Henri. Quoted in Matisse the Master, written by Hilary Spurling. Vol. 2, Penguin Classics, 2006.
Original citation
Matisse, Henri. Quoted in "Henri Matisse." Les Cahiers d'aujourd'hui, written by Marcel Sembat. Paris: George Besson, 1913, no. 4.

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