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.
The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute. - Claude Monet
The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.
- Claude Monet
All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it. - Claude Monet
All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.
Light is the most important person in the picture. - Claude Monet
Light is the most important person in the picture.
Paint what you really see, not what you think you ought to see; not the object isolated as in a test tube, but the object enveloped in sunlight and a… - Claude Monet
Paint what you really see, not what you think you ought to see; not the object isolated as in a test tube, but the object enveloped in sunlight and a…
I must have flowers, always, and always. - Claude Monet
I must have flowers, always, and always.
It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly. - Claude Monet
It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.
For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life -… - Claude Monet
For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life -…
Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love. - Claude Monet
Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
I'm continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again. - Claude Monet
I'm continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.
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