Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
CLAUDE MONETDespite 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.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
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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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When I work I forget all the rest.
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Now I really feel the landscape, I can be bold and include every tone of pink and blue: it’s enchanting, it’s delicious, and I hope it will please you.
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I’m not performing miracles, I’m using up and wasting a lot of paint.
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I’ve been working so hard that I’m exhausted… I feel I won’t be able to do without a few weeks’ rest, so I’m going off to see the sea.
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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 waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
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The real subject of every painting is light.
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I never draw except with brush and paint.
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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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Thanks to my work everything’s going well; it’s a great consolation.
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While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose.
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I’m in fine fettle and fired with a desire to 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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