Claude Monet Quotes

I would like to paint the way a bird sings.

For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment.

The real subject of every painting is light.

My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.

When I work I forget all the rest.

I am very depressed and deeply disgusted with painting. It is really a continual torture.

Nature won’t be summoned to order and won’t be kept waiting. It must be caught, well caught.

I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home.

I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.

While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose.