Jacob Maris

Quotes

• “On the other hand, I am accused of not finishing my paintings, no matter how much time I spent to my airs. Well, 'finished' in the common sense of the word, they are certainly not! Finishing in that sense would drag the life out of it. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)”
• “Almost all new French art [ French Impressionism ] has for me a flat, empty character without any distance and depth in colors. The paintings look like white sheets of paper with colors on it.”
• “A painting is finished when one can see what it represents. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)”
• “Damned! Another 'town under white clouds'.. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)”
• “When I am tired of long, straight roof lines, why should I not introduce a cupola, especially where the cloud formation requires its support?. .Why should I not build my own towns to suit myself?”
• “Thijs knew everything by himself, he was a genius. (translation from original Dutch, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)”

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