Water Lilies
- Artist
- Claude Monet
- Date
- 1897 - 1899
- Style
- Impressionism
- Genre
- Flower painting
- Location
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
"Water Lilies" is a renowned series of approximately 250 flower paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet, depicting his garden at Giverny. These works, created over the last 31 years of his life, capture the serene, reflective quality of the water surface adorned with water lilies. Despite Monet’s struggle with cataracts during much of this period, his innovative brushwork and focus on light and color revolutionized Impressionism. The series stands as a testament to his dedication to capturing transient natural beauty and remains influential in the realm of modern flower painting.