Monet Water Lilies: The Complete Series

Features of Monet Water Lilies: The Complete Series

A complete catalog of Monets famous Water Lilies featuring 210 paintings from private and public collections Monet devoted the last twentyfive years of his life to painting the water lilies that floated on the pond of his garden in Giverny In capturing the reflections on the mirrorlike water and the subtle interplay of light the artists genius went beyond painting committing to his canvas the otherwise ephemeral The Water Lilies brought together in this volume are mirrors of time that influenced the greatest painters of modern times A catalogue raisonn of the 251 Water Lilies known to exist essays of art historians JeanDominique Rey and the late Denis Rouart panoramic photographs of the Orangerie murals in Paris period photographs of Giverny by Henri CartierBresson and rare archival documents complete the work