Water Lily Painting Claude Monet
In this post i will feature some of the paintings of water lilies by claude monet which were created during his lifetime.
Water lily painting claude monet. This is one of the largest series of paintings which the french painter painted with 18 different canvases. Claude monet the water lily pond. Is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by french impressionist claude monet 1840 1926. The water lilies claude monet s last works at the start of the 20th century the french painter and impressionist master claude monet fell into a deep depression due to his progressive loss of sight caused by cataracts and the death of his second wife alice the love of his life and source of strength throughout his difficulties.
1 water lilies is not a name of a single painting but a name of a series of works. Contemporary and classic art. Admitting as early as 1901 to his obsession with painting the water garden monet would visit it at least three times a day to study the changing light recording the details in his notebooks. Gianfranco de meo paint like claude monet.
The water lily pond by claude monetthe national gallery london credits. Water lilies or nymphéas french. The water lily pond is a painting produced by claude monet in 1899. From 1897 to 1926 monet painted many series of painting in his last 30 years among which include seine at giverny and water lily pond.
Before diving into this post make sure you grab my free landscape painting starter kit. Read about this painting learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more. The paintings depict his flower garden at his home in giverny and were the main focus of his artistic production during the last thirty years of his life many of the works were painted while monet suffered from cataracts. Claude monet painting water lily oil paintings.
He continued to paint his lily pond until he died his compositions growing ever larger and more abstract. This post is the third in a series where i discuss paintings of the same subjects by claude monet. Along with starry night by vincent van gogh water lilies are the most iconic images of impressionism. Oil painting demonstration 1 duration.