Quotation by

Paul Cezanne

Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured.

Nature

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Cezanne means that drawing alone simplifies reality by focusing only on shapes and lines, ignoring the full experience of color. He emphasizes that in the natural world, color is inseparable from form, so true representation must include both.

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