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The Water Lily Pond

Claude Monet · c. 1917-19

A late water lily pond painting by Claude Monet, made around 1917-19 at his garden in Giverny.

Monet painted this water lily pond himself, part of his late series made in his own garden at Giverny.

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Painting of a water lily pond with floating lily pads and pink and yellow blossoms on golden-green water. A dark green willow-like mass of foliage fills the left side, and pale blue sky reflects on the water at the left edge. Loose, feathery brushstrokes, signed in the lower left corner.
Claude Monet, The Water Lily Pond, c. 1917-19.

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What it is

This oil painting by Claude Monet, made around 1917-19, shows a water lily pond with floating pink and yellow blossoms, dark foliage, and pale sky reflected in the water.

Why it matters

This painting belongs to Monet's final series, created from the water garden he built at his home in Giverny. In his old age, Monet painted the same pond repeatedly, using loose brushwork to focus on color, light, and reflection rather than precise detail — a style that influenced later abstract art.

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