Paintings

Water Lilies

Claude MonetMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
Water Lilies
Paintings

Water Lilies

Part of Monet's extensive Water Lilies series, these paintings capture the beauty of his water garden at Giverny, representing the culmination of his lifelong exploration of light and color.

Part of Monet's extensive Water Lilies series, these paintings capture the beauty of his water garden at Giverny, representing the culmination of his lifelong exploration of light and color.

Monet painted approximately 250 water lily paintings during the last three decades of his life. These works were created in his beloved garden at Giverny, which he carefully designed and cultivated as his ultimate subject.

Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey 1850 edition
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Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey
by Ellis and Acton Bell
Author: Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, and Charlotte Brontë
1850
Image: From the British Library collection

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  • The Water Lilies series represents the pinnacle of Impressionism and a bridge to abstract art. Monet's focus on light, reflection, and atmosphere over form influenced generations of artists and changed the course of modern art.

Immersive Concepts:

  • Part of a series of approximately 250 paintings
  • Created in Monet's garden at Giverny
  • Painted during the last 30 years of his life
  • Explores the effects of light and reflection
  • Influenced the development of abstract art