I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
CLAUDE MONETEverything changes, even stone.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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Without the fog, London would not be a beautiful city. It is fog that gives it its magnificent amplitude its regular and massive blocks become grandiose in that mysterious mantle.
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I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.
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For me, the subject is of secondary importance: I want to convey what is alive between me and the subject.
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When I work I forget all the rest.
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My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
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I must have flowers, always, and always.
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Nature won’t be summoned to order and won’t be kept waiting. It must be caught, well caught.
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Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.
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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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I’m continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.
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Lots of people will protest that it’s quite unreal and that I’m out of my mind, but that’s just too bad.
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Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything.
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For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment.
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What I need most of all is color, always, always.
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Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.
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