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It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it I grew them without ever thinking of painting them.
Claude Monet
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Claude Monet
Age: 86 †
Born: 1840
Born: November 14
Died: 1926
Died: December 5
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Paris
France
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These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.
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When I work I forget all the rest.
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My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature. I learned at the same time to love it.
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Gardening was something I learned in my youth when I was unhappy. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
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I know well enough in advance that you'll find my paintings perfect. I know that if they are exhibited they'll be a great success, but I couldn't be more indifferent to it since I know they are bad, I'm certain of it.
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No, I'm not a great painter. Neither am I a great poet.
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I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded.
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I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
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Take clear water with grass waving at the bottom. It's wonderful to look at, but to try to paint it is enough to make one insane.
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