Blue Water Lilies

Claude Monet

1916–1919 · Oil on canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Size2:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Year: 1916–1919
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 200 × 200 cm
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Movement: Impressionism
Series: Water Lilies (Nymphéas)

A two-metre square of pond painted between 1916 and 1919 at Giverny, with willow branches trailing down from the top edge and lily pads and white blooms floating on water that shifts from deep blue to violet and green. There is no bank and no horizon; the viewer looks straight down into the reflections. Monet was in his late seventies and his eyesight was failing with cataracts, which may account for the intensity of the blues. Canvases of this format were working studies for the panoramic Water Lilies he gave to France in 1922, now in the Orangerie. This one stayed in the artist's studio and entered the Musée d'Orsay in 1981. The brushwork is open and vertical, closer to abstraction than anything he had painted before.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Deep blues shading to violet make this a bedroom piece first, over the bed at 24×36 where the downward view into water settles a room. Natural wood on a white or pale blue wall; hang beside the 1916 Water Lilies for a pair of ponds.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Impressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1916–1919)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cornflower blue
Mood: calm
Rooms: bedroom, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, anniversary, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Blue Water Lilies in the public domain?

Yes. Claude Monet (1840–1926) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée d'Orsay.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Blue Water Lilies painted, and in what medium?

Blue Water Lilies dates from 1916–1919 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 200 × 200 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Blue Water Lilies we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Blue Water Lilies (Claude Monet) — Blue Water Lilies · Claude Monet · 1916–1919. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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