Claude Monet Quotes

"I was hard at work beneath the cliff, well sheltered from the wind ... convinced that the tide was drawing out I took no notice of the waves which came and fell a few feet away from me. In short, absorbed as I was, I didn't see a huge wave coming; it threw me against the cliff and I was tossed about in its wake along with all my materials! ... the palette which I had kept a good grip on had been knocked over my face and my beard was covered in blue, yellow etc ... the worst of it was that I lost my painting which was very soon broken up along with my easel, bag etc. Impossible to fish anything out." - Claude Monet