Water Lilies (Monet series) - Wikipedia
Water Lilies (French: Nymphéas [nɛ̃.fe.a]) is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840–1926). The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in Giverny, and were the main focus of his artistic production during the last thirty years of his life.
Water Lilies - The Art Institute of Chicago
These works replaced the varied contemporary subjects he had painted from the 1870s through the 1890s with a single, timeless motif—water lilies. The focal point of these paintings was the artist’s beloved flower garden, which featured a water garden and a smaller pond spanned by a Japanese footbridge.
Water Lilies | painting series by Claude Monet | Britannica
Sep 19, 2024 · Water Lilies, series of some 250 oil paintings that were created by French Impressionist artist Claude Monet from the late 1890s to his death in 1926 and were focused on the water lily pond in his garden.
Later in Life, Claude Monet Obsessed Over Water Lilies. His Paintings …
Later in Life, Claude Monet Obsessed Over Water Lilies. His Paintings of Them Were Some of His Greatest Masterpieces. Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the...
Claude Monet. Water Lilies. 1914-26 - MoMA
Claude Monet Water Lilies 1914-26. In the final decades of his life, Monet embarked on a series of monumental compositions depicting the lush lily ponds in his gardens in Giverny, in northwestern France.
Claude Monet | Water Lilies | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Water Lilies. Claude Monet French. 1919. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 822. One of Monet’s critics described this canvas of 1919 as waterlilies "in full flower assert [ing] themselves … their golden discs encased in purple, against the cloudy waters."
Mysteries of Water Lilies by Claude Monet | DailyArt Magazine
Aug 4, 2024 · Claude Monet painted Water Lilies in 1906 when he was 66 years old. He was a mature artist by this time with over 40 years of experience. Water Lilies is an oil on canvas painting measuring an almost-square 89.9 cm high by …
Claude Monet | Water Lilies | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Water Lilies. Artist: Claude Monet (French, Paris 1840–1926 Giverny) Date: 1916–19. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 51 1/4 x 79 in. (130.2 x 200.7 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Gift of Louise Reinhardt Smith, 1983. Accession Number: 1983.532
Close Look: Claude Monet’s Water Lilies - Saint Louis Art Museum
Monet has suggested the water lily forms with just a few brushstrokes. Despite the absence of naturalistic details, the red accents reflect Monet’s love for rare water lily species. These species contrast with the yellow and white varieties grown more frequently in France.
Water Lilies - Claude Monet — Google Arts & Culture
Plants, water, and sky seem to merge in Claude Monet’s evocative painting of his lily pond at Giverny. The disorienting reflections, bold brushstrokes, and lack of horizon line or spatial...