I wish I had been born blind and then recovered my sight, so I could paint without knowing what the objects before me were.
J'aurais voulu naître aveugle et avoir ensuite recouvré la vue, afin de pouvoir commencer à peindre sans savoir ce que représentent les objets que j'aperçois devant moi.
Artists
Claude Monet
Born in Paris in 1840, Monet founded Impressionism and gave it its name. He pursued the effects of light and atmosphere for a lifetime, culminating in Giverny's Water Lilies.
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