Claude Monet

“The essence of the motif is the mirror of water, whose appearance alters at every moment.”

“Light is the most important person in the picture.”

“The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.”

“I must have flowers, always, and always.”

“I would like to paint the way a bird sings.”

“The more I live, the more I regret how little I know.”

“These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.”

“All of a sudden I had the revelation of how enchanting my pond was.”

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.”

“Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.”

“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment.”

“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.”

“I am following Nature without being able to grasp her.”

“It is a joy to see the things that I have been dreaming of.”

“I'm in a foul mood and see everything in black.”

“I can only draw what I see.”

“I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.”

“It's enough to drive you crazy, trying to depict the weather, the atmosphere, the ambiance.”

“The older I get, the more I realize that I have to work very hard to get at what I am seeking: the instantaneous.”

“It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.”