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HENRI MATISSE ~ LIVING ON BORROWED TIME

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“I didn’t expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I’m living on borrowed time. Every day that dawns is a gift to me and I take it in that way. I accept it gratefully without looking beyond it. I completely forget my physical suffering and all the unpleasantness of my present condition and I think only of the joy of seeing the sun rise once more and of being able to work a little bit, even under difficult conditions.”
― Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse by Henri Cartier-Bresson

The Dessert: Harmony in Red, 1908

HENRI MATISSE ~ WE BELONG TO OUR TIME

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“…for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.”
― Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse at work on his Cut-Outs at his home in Nice, 1953

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Henri Matisse, The Reader, Marguerite Matisse

1906

HENRI MATISSE ~ BEING POSITIVE

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“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
Henri Matisse

Bouquet (Vase with Two Handles). 1907.

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