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See it in a room
Story
The surface of a pond fills the canvas with floating lilies and leaves drifting across still water. Color dominates over form, with soft greens, yellows, browns, and blues blending into one another as reflections mingle with the plants themselves. There is no sky or shoreline to anchor the eye, so the water seems to stretch in every direction. Claude Monet painted this work in 1917, using oil on canvas, and it is held at the Art Institute of Chicago. Monet, who lived from 1840 to 1926, worked within Impressionism and also painted Haystacks. One detail worth noticing is how the muted tones shift subtly across the water, giving the impression of light moving beneath the surface rather than resting on top of it.
Where it works
Cool-toned artwork suited to living rooms and bedrooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a horizontal format.
Gift of Harvey Kaplan, 1982.825 · Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago