Nicolas de Staël French-Russian, 1914-1955

"All my life, I had a need to think painting, to paint in order to liberate myself from all the impressions, all the feelings, and all the anxieties of which the only solution I know is painting."
-Nicolas de Staël

Nicolas de Staël was a French painter of Russian origin known for his use of a thick impasto and highly abstract landscapes. He also worked with collage, illustration and textiles.