Wisteria
circa 1925
Imagine staring into a garden pond so deeply that the water, sky, and hanging flowers merge into one giant blue hug. Painted when Monet was nearly blind from cataracts, this 'Wisteria' panel is less about the specific flowers and more about the overwhelming feeling of being surrounded by nature. The hanging purple blooms at the top right are the only real clue to the subject; the rest is a swirling ocean of blue and green brushstrokes. He originally planned these massive panels to wrap around the walls of a museum like a panoramic embrace, but his failing eyesight turned them into something almost abstract—decades before abstract art was even a thing.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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