Water Lilies
1906
Claude Monet was absolutely obsessed with his water garden at Giverny, painting roughly 250 versions of these floating lily pads! Here, he captures the water's surface not just as a mirror, but as a swirling mix of deep blues, greens, and purples. Notice those vertical white and yellow strokes? Those are reflections of weeping willows dancing on the water, blurring the line between the sky above and the pond below. He painted these to create a calming 'refuge of peaceful meditation,' and honestly, looking at this moody, dreamlike scene, it totally works.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Canvas
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