Water Lilies1915 - 1926

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In 1893, Monet bought land adjacent to his property in Giverny and built a Japanese-inspired water garden. This contemplative environment served as inspiration for a series of pain tings that occupied the artist for the last 20 years of his life. Typical of the series, the subject of this painting it is not so much the material presence of the lilies, but rather the reflections and movement of light and color on the pond¡¯s surface. Monet intended this painting to be the right-hand segment of a triptych composed of three identically sized canvases. The monumental scale of these pictures combined with Monet¡¯s bold brushwork and elimination of spatial context have led some critics and scholars to view them as precursors of Abstract Expressionism. Title Water Lilies Creator Claude Monet Creator Lifespan 1840 - 1926 Creator Gender None Date Created 1915 - 1926 Physical Dimensions w4255.01 x h1999.49 in (Unframed) Type Painting Rights Purchase William Rockhill Nelson Trust, Purchase William Rockhill Nelson Trust Medium Oil on canvas Culture French Show more