My heart is forever in Giverny.
CLAUDE MONETThe light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.
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I am very depressed and deeply disgusted with painting. It is really a continual torture.
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When 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.
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Everything changes, even stone.
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I never draw except with brush and paint.
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I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
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If only the weather would improve, there’d be hope of some work, but every day brings rain.
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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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These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.
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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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It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
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My life has been nothing but a failure.
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Pictures aren’t made out of doctrines. Since the appearance of impressionism, the official salons, which used to be brown, have become blue, green, and red…But peppermint or chocolate, they are still confections.
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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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I’ve only myself to blame for it, my impotence most of all and my weakness. If I do any good work now it will be only by chance.
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