All of a sudden I had the revelation of how enchanting my pond was.
CLAUDE MONETI sometimes feel ashamed that I am devoting myself to artistic pursuits while so many of our people are suffering and dying for us. It’s true that fretting never did any good.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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A good impression is lost so quickly.
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To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.
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The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
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Listening only to my instincts, I discovered superb things.
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One day Boudin said to me, ‘Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.’ I took his advice.
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I didn’t become an impressionist. As long as I can remember I always have been one.
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The effect of sincerity is to give one’s work the character of a protest. The painter, being concerned only with conveying his impression, simply seeks to be himself and no one else.
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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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Take 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.
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If the world really looks like that I will paint no more!
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Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.
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Zaandam has enough to paint for a lifetime.
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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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It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
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It’s enough to drive you crazy, trying to depict the weather, the atmosphere, the ambience.
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