Claude Monet, Water Lilies

Description

The painting belongs to the famous ‘Water Lilies’ series by Claude Monet, one of the leading exponents of French Impressionism. The work depicts a glimpse of a pond of water lilies, with aquatic plants and their flowers floating on the surface of the water. The signature visible in the image indicates the year ‘1907’.Characteristic of Monet's Impressionist style, the work focuses on the rendering of light and colour, capturing the changing effects of light on the water and vegetation. The brushwork is visibly free and vibrant, with the use of juxtaposed colours to create a sense of depth and movement, reflecting the chromatic and luminous variations of the aquatic environment. The composition is dominated by the surface of the water, with the water lilies serving as focal points and the reflections of the sky and surrounding vegetation blending with the deep blue of the pond.