Impressionism · 1919

Water Lilies

Claude Monet 1840–1926

Water Lilies (1919) by Claude Monet. Its palette is led by golden umber (#9a8a71, 31%) and rich olive (#6f6a2a, 30%), with accents of pale sand and pale gold. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.

Palette

#9a8a71 MG 182 golden umber 31.4% of canvas
#6f6a2a MG 197 rich olive 29.9% of canvas
#59572c MG 046 olive 13.1% of canvas
#ccb18f MG 180 pale sand 12.7% of canvas
#39371a MG 195 dark olive 8.8% of canvas
#e7ca71 MG 036 pale gold 4.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 56%, Yellow 30%, Green 8%, Gray 2%, Red 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.58
Contrast: 0.44
Vividness: 0.072
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 157 cells
Hue range: 0.36
Focus: 0.04

Details

Date: 1919
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 101.0 × 200.0 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Made in: France
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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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
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, 1899