Artwork
Water Lilies
Water Lilies is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Claude Monet. It dates from 1907 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
About this work
Overview
Water Lilies is a landscape painting executed in oil by Claude Monet in 1907, featuring a serene aquatic scene. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Subject & Meaning
The painting focuses on a water lily scene, with lily pads and pink flowers scattered across the water's surface. The composition conveys a sense of peacefulness and tranquility.
Technique & Style
Monet employed loose, expressive brushstrokes, imbuing the painting with a sense of movement. The soft, calming color palette predominantly features shades of green, blue, and pink.
History & Provenance
Created in 1907, the work is now held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Context
Water Lilies reflects Monet's ongoing fascination with capturing the fleeting effects of natural light and color in outdoor settings, characteristic of his later works.
Artist & collection
Artist
Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, and raised from the age of five in Le Havre, where he began selling charcoal caricatures as a teenager.
