Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies

Claude Monet 1840–1926

Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies (1899) by Claude Monet. Its palette is led by light golden sand (#a7a480, 35%) and warm grey (#86805d, 33%), with accents of dark amber brown. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#a7a480 MG 190 light golden sand 34.7% of canvas
#86805d MG 174 warm grey 32.9% of canvas
#735d3e MG 184 umber 16.0% of canvas
#d0c5b1 MG 171 bone 13.2% of canvas
#56361d MG 168 dark amber brown 3.2% of canvas

Color families

Brown 69%, Yellow 12%, Green 10%, Gray 4%, White 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.64
Contrast: 0.37
Vividness: 0.053
Warmth: +0.98
Complexity: 205 cells
Hue range: 0.53
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1899
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 92.7 × 73.7 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

More by Claude Monet

Luncheon on the Grass, 1866
Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Regatta at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Woman in the Garden, 1867
La Grenouillère, 1869
Impression, Sunrise, 1872
Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son, 1875
Madame Monet wearing a kimono, 1876
Rouen Cathedral, 1892
Water Lilies, 1919