Artist: Claude Monet
Year: 1914–1917
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 200 cm × 200 cm (79 in × 79 in)
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Description:
Water Lilies is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings by French Impressionist painter Claude Monet. The paintings depict Monet's garden at Giverny, France, and are considered to be among his most famous works.
The paintings are characterized by their soft, dreamlike quality and their use of light and color. Monet often painted the same scene multiple times at different times of day or under different weather conditions, capturing the changing effects of light and atmosphere.
Water Lilies has been praised for its beauty and its innovative use of light and color. It is considered to be a masterpiece of Impressionism and one of the most important works of art of the late 19th century.
Estimated value:
The value of Water Lilies is difficult to estimate, as it has never been sold at auction. However, experts believe that it could fetch upwards of $100 million if it were to be put up for sale.
Photo ref: By Claude Monet - Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8947762
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