Water Lilies

Claude Monet1896-1926Oil on canvas

ArtistClaude Monet

Year1896-1926

MediumOil on canvas

LocationVarious museums

About Water Lilies

A series of approximately 250 paintings. Monet created them while suffering from cataracts. The large panels at the Orangerie in Paris are displayed as he intended. His garden at Giverny was his obsession and subject for 30 years. Some panels are 2 meters tall and 6 meters wide. He destroyed many he was unsatisfied with.

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