Claude Monet Quotes

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.
CLAUDE MONET

Art Deal Depression Love Market Modesty Price Value
I don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure.
CLAUDE MONET

Build Earth Happiness Kind Thinking
It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.
CLAUDE MONET

Afraid Bad Courage Paint Physical Tragedy World
The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
CLAUDE MONET

Achievement Inspirational Nature Rich Source
Despite my exhaustion I have a devil of a time getting to sleep because of the rats above my bed and a pig who lives beneath my room.
CLAUDE MONET

Devil Live Room Sleep Time
I’m working hard with more determination than ever. My success at the Salon led to my selling several paintings and since your absence I have made 800 francs; I hope, when I have contracts with more dealers, it will be better still.
CLAUDE MONET

Absence Better Deal Determination Hard Work Paint Work Work Hard
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.
CLAUDE MONET

Criticism Period Success Word
My life has been nothing but a failure.
CLAUDE MONET

Failure Life
One day Boudin said to me, ‘Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.’ I took his advice.
CLAUDE MONET

Advice Draw Learning Light Oneself Sea
Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
CLAUDE MONET

Art Discussion Love Pretend Understand

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