Claude Monet:

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

— Claude Monet Modern

Impressionism founder

Letter to his wife Alice Hoschedé

1890s (approx.)

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"I'm absolutely exhausted. I need a break."

"I'm completely worn out. I need a long vacation."

"City life doesn't really suit me."

"I'm absolutely desperate. I'm going to throw in the towel."

"The motif is secondary; what I want to capture is what there is between the motif and myself."