Facts about Monet's Water Lilies Series
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In his final years, Monet conceived the Water Lilies series as an immersive decorative environment intended to provide a refuge of peaceful contemplation.
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The Japanese bridge over Monet's lily pond at Giverny served as a recurring subject within the Water Lilies series alongside the pond's reflective surface.
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Many of Monet's large-scale Water Lilies panels were created while he suffered from cataracts, which visibly affected the color palette of his later works.
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Painted over roughly two decades, Monet's Water Lilies series consists of approximately 250 individual works depicting the pond at his Giverny garden.
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Claude Monet donated a large installation of his Water Lilies paintings to the French state, which are permanently displayed in oval rooms at the Orangerie museum in Paris.