I Say That Whoever Claims To Have

Ninety Per Cent Of The Theory Of Impressionist Painting Is In . . . Ruskin's Elements.

It's The Hardest Thing To Be Alone In Being Satisfied With What One's Done.

I Must Have Flowers, Always, And Always.

I Want The Unobtainable. Other Artists Paint A Bridge, A House, A Boat, And That's The End. They Are Finished. I Want To Paint The Air Which Surrounds The Bridge, The House, The Boat, The Beauty Of The Air In Which These Objects Are Located, And That Is Nothing Short Of Impossible.

You Might Perhaps Like To See The Few Canvases I Was Able To Save From The Bailiffs And The Rest, Since I Thought You Might Be So Good As To Help Me A Little, As I Am In Quite A Desperate State, And The Worst Is That I Can No Longer Even Work.