Water Lilies, Grey Weather
1907
Step into Monet's dreamy garden at Giverny, where the boundary between water and sky completely dissolves. Painted in 1907 during overcast weather—hence the 'temps gris' or grey time—this canvas captures the water's surface not as a clear window, but as a shimmering, abstract mirror. You can see the weeping willows and sky reflected in swirling strokes of white, pink, and deep teal, dotted with those iconic floating pink water lilies. Monet was so obsessed with this pond that he painted it nearly 250 times, trying to catch the fleeting magic of light before it changed forever.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Canvas
Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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