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I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.

Claude Monet

The only merit I have is to have painted directly from nature with the aim of conveying my impressions in front of the most fugitive effects.
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Direct Effect Impression Nature Paint
Despite 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.
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Art Deal Depression Interest Love Market Modesty Myself Price Value
A good impression is lost so quickly.
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Goodness Impression Lost Quick
I haven’t many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile in the end, something if possible that will satisfy me.
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Achievement Devotion Myself Paint Possible Satisfaction Time
Listening only to my instincts, I discovered superb things.
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Discover Listening Myself
I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
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Flower Myself Nature Paint
What I need most of all is color, always, always.
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Color Myself Need
Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything.
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Garden Goodness Myself Paint
I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded.
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Appreciation Goodness Happiness Myself Praise Time
I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home.
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Education Home Myself Work
My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
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Alone Art Better Impression Myself Work
The real subject of every painting is light.
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Light Painting Reality Subject
I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.
CLAUDE MONET

Finish Myself Terrible
I would like to paint the way a bird sings.
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Artist Bird Myself Paint Sing Way
I’ve done what I could as a painter and that seems to me to be sufficient. I don’t want to be compared to the great masters of the past, and my painting is open to criticism; that’s enough.
CLAUDE MONET

Enough Myself Paint Painting Sufficient
If the world really looks like that I will paint no more!
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Appearance Myself Painting World

I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.

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