My only merit lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my impressions of the most fleeting effects, and I still very much regret having caused the naming of a group whose majority had nothing impressionist about it.

1926 letter to Evan Charteris, June 21, 1926; As cited in: Levine, Steven Z. "Monet's Series: Repetition, Obsession." October (1986): 65-75. - 1920–1926