Water Lilies

Claude Monet, French

c.1915–26

Oil on canvas

Saint Louis Art Museum

A close-up, impressionistic view of water lilies floating on a pond. The painting focuses on the interplay of light and color on the water's surface and the lily pads. A close-up, impressionistic view of water lilies floating on a pond. The painting focuses on the interplay of light and color on the water's surface and the lily pads. Clusters of lilies float on a watery surface composed of violets, blues, and greens in this mural–sized painting by Claude Monet. For 25 years, Monet obsessively illustrated this aquatic flower at various times of day from his home at Giverny in northern France. This canvas originally formed the centerpiece of a triptych or three–panel work. When installed alongside its counterparts from The Nelson–Atkins Museum of Art and The Cleveland Museum of Art, the large painti