One is too taken up with all that one sees and hears in Paris, however strong one is, and what I do here [in Etretat] will at least have the merit of being unlike anyone else, at least I believe… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
My rejection at the Salon brought an end to my hesitation [to settle in Paris] since after this failure I can no longer claim to cope... alas, that fatal rejection has virtually taken the bread out of my mouth. — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare. — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
When I look at nature I feel as if I'll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
Despite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
I didn't become an impressionist. As long as I can remember I always have been one. — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
I have once more taken up things that can't be done: water with grasses weaving on the bottom. But I'm always tackling that sort… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it. — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
I do have a dream, a painting, the baths of La Grenouillere for which I've done a few bad rough sketches, but it is… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose... — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
What is it that's taken hold of me, for me to carry on like this in relentless pursuit of something beyond my powers? — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
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… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. To such an extent indeed that one day, finding myself at the deathbed of a woman… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
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