19 Quotes & Sayings By Claude Monet

Claude Monet (August 26, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a French artist who became the leading painter of the Impressionist movement. As many of his contemporaries were, he suffered from periods of depression and financial hardship. His work is noted for its strong point of view and bold use of color.

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Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment. Claude Monet
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My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece Claude Monet
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I must have flowers, always and always. Claude Monet
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I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers Claude Monet
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What keeps my heart awake is colorful silence. Claude Monet
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I would like to paint the way a bird sings. Claude Monet
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I don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure. Claude Monet
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I must have flowers, always, and always. Claude Monet
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I want to paint the way a bird sings. Claude Monet
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My life has been nothing but a failure. Claude Monet
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My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature. Claude Monet
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Eventually, my eyes were opened, and I really understood nature. I learned to love at the same time. Claude Monet
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I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. Claude Monet
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I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. Claude Monet
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Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. Claude Monet
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Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love. Claude Monet
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People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love. Claude Monet
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I have always worked better alone and from my own impressions. Claude Monet