Water Lilies
- Original dimensions
- 100 x 81 cm
- Museum
- Dayton Art Institute
- Year
- 1903
Scene depicted
In this pictorial work, Monet transports us to the heart of his water garden, where light plays on the delicate petals of the water lilies. The composition invites us to a meditative contemplation, a witness to the living and evolving nature, always in motion, flanked by the reflections of trees in the water. It is a painting that breathes serenity and the fleeting beauty of moments.
Historical context
Year: 1903 |BRK| Museum: Dayton Art Institute |BRK| Dimensions: 100 x 81 cm
Place in the artist's career
Water Lilies is part of Monet's maturity as he explores new dimensions of artistic expression. Alongside other works such as Impression, Sunrise and The Rouen Cathedral , this painting marks a technical evolution, an unending quest for light and color.
Anecdote
“I want to capture light, not form,” Monet confided one spring morning as he contemplated the floating water lilies in his garden. This painting , a fusion of colors and light, emerges from that suspended moment. The sensations felt at the sound of raindrops, at the dance of the foliage, are embodied in the masterpiece.