I Can No Longer Work

One Can Do Something If One Can See And Understand It.

Most People Think I Paint Fast. I Paint Very Slowly.

It Goes Without Saying That I Will Do Anything At Any Price To Pull Myself Out Of A Situation Like This [rejection] So That I Can Start Work Immediately On My Next Salon Picture And Ensure That Such A Thing Should Not Happen Again.

I Am Pleased With The Exhibition... Everything On Display Was Sold For A Good Price To Decent People. It Has Been A Long Time Since I Believed That You Could Educate Public Taste.

These Landscapes Of Water And Reflection Have Become An Obsession.