I’m in fine fettle and fired with a desire to paint.
CLAUDE MONETAs for myself, I met with as much success as I ever could have wanted. In other words, I was enthusiastically run-down by every critic of the period.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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My heart is forever in Giverny.
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I’ve said it before and can only repeat that I owe everything to Boudin and I attribute my success to him. I came to be fascinated by his studies, the products of what I call instantaneity.
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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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I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
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I am very depressed and deeply disgusted with painting. It is really a continual torture.
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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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No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.
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I must have flowers, always, and always.
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Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
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I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home.
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I 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.
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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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Zaandam has enough to paint for a lifetime.
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Everything changes, even stone.
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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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