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Claude Monet Quotes

I know well enough in advance that you’ll find my paintings perfect. I know that if they are exhibited they’ll be a great success, but I couldn’t be more indifferent to it since I know they are bad, I’m certain of it Picture Quote #1

I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded Picture Quote #1

What is it that’s taken hold of me, for me to carry on like this in relentless pursuit of something beyond my powers? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I do what I can to convey what I experience before nature and most often, in order to succeed in conveying what I feel, I totally forget the most elementary rules of painting, if they exist that is Picture Quote #1

Canvases between 8 centimetres and 1 metre are priced around 25,000 francs. In the past I used to sell them from between 50 to 100 francs at the most. I have to say... that I feel somewhat embarrassed at this admission Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

One’s better off alone, and yet there are so many things that are impossible to fathom on one’s own. In fact it’s a terrible business and the task is a hard one Picture Quote #1

I’m continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again Picture Quote #1

I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home Picture Quote #1

Now, more than ever, I realize just how illusory my undeserved success has been. I still hold out some hope of doing better, but age and unhappiness have sapped my strength Picture Quote #1

I sometimes feel ashamed that I am devoting myself to artistic pursuits while so many of our people are suffering and dying for us. It’s true that fretting never did any good Picture Quote #1

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Work is nearly always a torture. If I could find something else I would be much happier, because I could use this other interest as a form of relaxation. Now I cannot relax Picture Quote #1

Techniques vary, art stays the same; it is a transposition of nature at once forceful and sensitive Picture Quote #1

I’ve always refused requests even from friends to employ a technique I know nothing about Picture Quote #1

You’ll understand, I’m sure that I’m chasing the merest sliver of color. It’s my own fault. I want to grasp the intangible. It’s terrible how the light runs out. Color, any color, lasts a second, sometimes 3 or 4 minutes at most Picture Quote #1

I haven’t many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile in the end, something if possible that will satisfy me Picture Quote #1

Think of me getting up before 6, I’m at work by 7 and I continue until 6.30 in the evening, standing up all the time, nine canvases. It’s murderous Picture Quote #1

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I would love to do orange and lemon trees silhouetted against the blue sea, but I cannot find them the way I want them Picture Quote #1

The older I become the more I realize of that I have to work very hard to reproduce what I search: the instantaneous. The influence of the atmosphere on the things and the light scattered throughout Picture Quote #1

People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love Picture Quote #1

It was at home I learned the little I know. Schools always appeared to me like a prison, and never could I make up my mind to stay there, not even for four hours a day, when the sunshine was inviting, the sea smooth, and when it was joy to run about the cliffs in the free air, or to paddle in the water Picture Quote #1

I’ve done what I could as a painter and that seems to me to be sufficient. I don’t want to be compared to the great masters of the past, and my painting is open to criticism; that’s enough Picture Quote #1

I have made tremendous efforts to work in a darker register and express the sinister and tragic quality of the place, given my natural tendency to work in light and pale tones Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment Picture Quote #1

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I know well enough in advance that you’ll find my paintings perfect. I know that if they are exhibited they’ll be a great success, but I couldn’t be more indifferent to it since I know they are bad, I’m certain of it (Claude Monet Quotes) I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded (Claude Monet Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (Claude Monet Quotes) I do what I can to convey what I experience before nature and most often, in order to succeed in conveying what I feel, I totally forget the most elementary rules of painting, if they exist that is (Claude Monet Quotes) Canvases between 8 centimetres and 1 metre are priced around 25,000 francs. In the past I used to sell them from between 50 to 100 francs at the most. I have to say... that I feel somewhat embarrassed at this admission (Claude Monet Quotes) 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 Quotes) One’s better off alone, and yet there are so many things that are impossible to fathom on one’s own. In fact it’s a terrible business and the task is a hard one (Claude Monet Quotes) I’m continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again (Claude Monet Quotes) I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home (Claude Monet Quotes) Now, more than ever, I realize just how illusory my undeserved success has been. I still hold out some hope of doing better, but age and unhappiness have sapped my strength (Claude Monet Quotes) I sometimes feel ashamed that I am devoting myself to artistic pursuits while so many of our people are suffering and dying for us. It’s true that fretting never did any good (Claude Monet Quotes) Work is nearly always a torture. If I could find something else I would be much happier, because I could use this other interest as a form of relaxation. Now I cannot relax (Claude Monet Quotes) Techniques vary, art stays the same; it is a transposition of nature at once forceful and sensitive (Claude Monet Quotes) I’ve always refused requests even from friends to employ a technique I know nothing about (Claude Monet Quotes) You’ll understand, I’m sure that I’m chasing the merest sliver of color. It’s my own fault. I want to grasp the intangible. It’s terrible how the light runs out. Color, any color, lasts a second, sometimes 3 or 4 minutes at most (Claude Monet Quotes) I haven’t many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile in the end, something if possible that will satisfy me (Claude Monet Quotes) Think of me getting up before 6, I’m at work by 7 and I continue until 6.30 in the evening, standing up all the time, nine canvases. It’s murderous (Claude Monet Quotes) I would love to do orange and lemon trees silhouetted against the blue sea, but I cannot find them the way I want them (Claude Monet Quotes) The older I become the more I realize of that I have to work very hard to reproduce what I search: the instantaneous. The influence of the atmosphere on the things and the light scattered throughout (Claude Monet Quotes) People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love (Claude Monet Quotes) It was at home I learned the little I know. Schools always appeared to me like a prison, and never could I make up my mind to stay there, not even for four hours a day, when the sunshine was inviting, the sea smooth, and when it was joy to run about the cliffs in the free air, or to paddle in the water (Claude Monet Quotes) I’ve done what I could as a painter and that seems to me to be sufficient. I don’t want to be compared to the great masters of the past, and my painting is open to criticism; that’s enough (Claude Monet Quotes) I have made tremendous efforts to work in a darker register and express the sinister and tragic quality of the place, given my natural tendency to work in light and pale tones (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 Quotes) For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at any moment (Claude Monet Quotes)

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