Water Lilies at Giverny

This magnificent painting is one of approximately 250 oil paintings in Claude Monet's celebrated Water Lilies series. Painted in the final decade of the artist's life, this work captures the shimmering surface of the lily pond at his beloved garden in Giverny, France.

The painting demonstrates Monet's increasingly abstract approach to landscape, dissolving form into pure color and light. The viewer's eye moves across the canvas as though floating on the water's surface, surrounded by reflected sky, willow branches, and the luminous blossoms themselves.

Provenance

Acquired from the estate of a private collector in 1962, this painting has been a cornerstone of the museum's Impressionist collection for over sixty years.