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Blue Water Lilies. Claude Monet 1916 - 1919. Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Paris, France. "Nymphaea" is the botanical name for a water lily. Monet grew white water lilies in the water garden he...
13 lip 2024 · Water Lilies by Claude Monet, 1907. Source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Nonetheless, Monet’s Water Lilies would completely lose their magic without his masterful use of colors in transposing sunlight on canvas. Before the Impressionist era, painters mostly used blue, green, and yellow to paint landscapes.
Claude Monet’s mesmerizing “Water Lilies” series stands as a testament to his unparalleled mastery of light, color, and form. These iconic works, born from the tranquil waters of his garden in Giverny, France, continue to captivate audiences worldwide with their ethereal beauty and timeless appeal.
Claude Monet. Irises were among Monet’s favourite flowers, and he cultivated many different species, planting them in both his flower garden and his water garden. This is one of approximately 20 views or irises surrounding the banks of the lily pond that Monet painted around 1914–17.
14 sty 2019 · Monumental in scale, this rendering of his water lily pond focuses on the momentary effects of sunlight as it both penetrates and reflects off its shimmering surface. By zeroing in on the water and omitting its horizon and surrounding banks, Monet infers a limitless expanse—a perception amplified by the painting’s vast horizontal format ...
13 sty 2018 · Renowned for its Japanese influences, this manicured plot featured weeping willow trees, seasonal flowers, and, most famously, a network of water lilies. For 30 years, the aging artist would focus on the floating flora, culminating in Les Nymphéas (“The Water Lilies”), a series of around 250 large-scale oil paintings.
Claude Monet. Irises were among Monet’s favourite flowers, and he cultivated many different species, planting them in both his flower garden and his water garden. This is one of approximately 20 views or irises surrounding the banks of the lily pond that Monet painted around 1914–17.
