I can't hold out any longer and am in a state of utter despair. After a few days of good weather, it's raining again and once again I have had to put the studies I started to one side. It's driving me to distraction and the unfortunate thing is that I take it out on my poor paintings. I destroyed a large picture of flowers which I'd just done along with three or four paintings which I not only scraped down but slashed. This is absurd... Please be kind enough to have some money forwarded to me.


In a letter from Pourville circa 1882, to his buyer Durand-Ruel; as quoted in: K.E. Sullivan. Monet: Discovering Art, Brockhampton press, London (2004), p. 50 - 1870–1890

Claude Monet Quotes

I can't hold out any longer and am in a state of utter despair. After a few days of good weather, it's raining again and once again I have had to put ...

I can't hold out any longer and am in a state of utter despair. After a few days of good weather, it's raining again and once again I have had to put ...

I can't hold out any longer and am in a state of utter despair. After a few days of good weather, it's raining again and once again I have had to put ...

I can't hold out any longer and am in a state of utter despair. After a few days of good weather, it's raining again and once again I have had to put ...