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Claude Monet was a French painter known for his Impressionist style. His works are renowned for capturing the play of light and color, particularly in landscapes, with a focus on water and light effects. Monet's paintings have had a profound impact on the development of modern art.

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Famous Claude Monet Quotes

“I'm never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel.”

Feels Impossible Painting Finished Powerless Finishing

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“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 as well forget it once you're working.”

Ifs Feels Wells Looks Might Able Nature Forget Down And Notes Paint Forget It

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“These landscapes of water and reflections have become an obsession. It's quite beyond my powers at my age, and yet I want to succeed in expressing what I feel.”

Want Feels Age Water Succeed Reflection Obsession Landscape

Book:Monet

Source: Monet

“I've been working so hard that I'm exhausted... I feel I won't be able to do without a few weeks' rest, so I'm going off to see the sea.”

Feels Hard Able Week Sea Exhausted Relaxation Working So Hard Resting And Relaxation

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“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.”

Ifs Feels I Can Order Forget Painting Succeed Conveying Order To Succeed

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“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.”

Feels Past Used Sells Selling Embarrassed Admission

Author:Claude Monet

“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.”

People Feels Sometimes Suffering Dying Pursuit Artistic Ashamed Fretting

Author:Claude Monet

“I get madder and madder on giving back what I feel.”

Giving Feels Giving Back

Author:Claude Monet

“To have gone to all this trouble to get to this is just too stupid! Outside there's brilliant sunshine but I don't feel up to looking at it.”

Feels Gone Trouble Stupid Depression Brilliant Sunshine

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“Now I really feel the landscape, I can be bold and include every tone of pink and blue: it's enchanting, it's delicious, and I hope it will please you.”

Feels I Can Blue Landscape Tone Delicious Enchanting

Author:Claude Monet

About the Author

Born: November 14, 1840
Died: December 5, 1926
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 169

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