“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.” MadeStillsHardPaintingDeterminationAbsenceSellingContractsDealerSalonsYour Absence Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters
“Paradoxically, the freedom of Paris is associated with a persistent belief that nothing ever changes. Paris, they say, is the city that changes least. After an absence of twenty or thirty years, one still recognizes it.” YearsStillsBeliefCitiesTwentiesAbsenceParisThirtyPersistentThirty YearsYear OneNothing Ever Changes Book:Outside Source: Outside