The real subject of every painting is light.
CLAUDE MONETThe real subject of every painting is light.
CLAUDE MONETNow I really feel the landscape, I can be bold and include every tone of pink and blue: it’s enchanting, it’s delicious, and I hope it will please you.
CLAUDE MONETIt’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
CLAUDE MONETI’m in fine fettle and fired with a desire to paint.
CLAUDE MONETI’m in a foul mood as I’m making stupid mistakes… This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away… what a rage I was in!
CLAUDE MONETWhat I need most of all is color, always, always.
CLAUDE MONETFor me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment.
CLAUDE MONETI let a good many mistakes show through when fixing my sensations. It will always be the same and this is what makes me despair.
CLAUDE MONETI want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house and the boat are to be found – the beauty of the air around them, and that is nothing less than the impossible.
CLAUDE MONETWhen I look at nature I feel as if I’ll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might as well forget it once you’re working.
CLAUDE MONETOne can do something if one can see and understand it.
CLAUDE MONETTake clear water with grass waving at the bottom. It’s wonderful to look at, but to try to paint it is enough to make one insane.
CLAUDE MONETDespite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of interest shown in an art object which has no market value.
CLAUDE MONETI waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
CLAUDE MONETMy work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
CLAUDE MONETMost people think I paint fast. I paint very slowly.
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