It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it; I grew them without ever thinking of painting them.
CLAUDE MONETThe richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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I must have flowers, always, and always.
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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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For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment.
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My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece
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I’m not performing miracles, I’m using up and wasting a lot of paint.
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My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
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To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.
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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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My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature. I learned at the same time to love it.
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The real subject of every painting is light.
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Most people think I paint fast. I paint very slowly.
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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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The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
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As 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.
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Getting up at 4 in the morning, I slave away all day until by the evening I’m exhausted, and I end by forgetting all my responsibilities, thinking only of the work I’ve set out to do.
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