Water Lilies 1906

Nymphéas · 睡莲

By 1906 Monet had stopped painting the banks of the pond and started painting only the surface of the water. There is no horizon and no shore, only reflections, and the viewer is placed directly above the pond.

Reference articles

• About the work

  Water Lilies — About the work

• The story behind it

  Water Lilies — The story behind it

• Technique and colour

  Water Lilies — Technique and colour

• Living with the print

  Water Lilies — Living with the print