Claude Monet paintings by 1920-1926

The Nymphéas [Water Lilies] cycle occupied Claude / Monet for three decades, from the late 1890s until his death in 1926, at the age of 86. This series was inspired by the water garden that he created at his Giverny estate in Normandy. It resulted in the final great panels donated by Monet to the French State in 1922, and which have been on display at the Musée de l’Orangerie since 1927. The word nymphéa comes from the Greek word numphé, meaning nymph, which takes its name from the Classical myth that attributes the birth of the flower to a nymph who was dying of love for Hercules. In fact, it is also a scientific term for a water lily. The famous water lily pond inspired Monet to create a colossal work composed of almost 300 paintings, over 40 of which were large format. Three tapestries were also woven from the Nymphéas paintings, thus affirming the decorative nature of these series.

Water Lilies (left half) Water Lilies (right half) Water Lilies Wisteria Wisteria
Water Lilies
(left half)
1920
Water Lilies
(right half)
1920
Water Lilies
1920
Wisteria
1920
Wisteria
1920
Wisteria (right half) Wisteria Path under the Rose Arches, Giverny Path under the Rose Trellises, Giverny Path under the Rose Trellises, Giverny
Wisteria
(right half)
1920
Wisteria
1920
Path under the
Rose Arches,
Giverny
1922
Path under the
Rose Trellises,
Giverny
1922
Path under the
Rose Trellises,
Giverny
1922
The Rose Path, Giverny Weeping Willow Weeping Willow, Giverny Weeping Willow, Giverny Path under the Rose Trellises
The Rose Path,
Giverny
1922
Weeping Willow
1922
Weeping Willow,
Giverny
1922
Weeping Willow,
Giverny
1922
Path under the
Rose Trellises
1924
The Artist's House from the Rose Garden The Artist's House, View from the Rose Garden The Garden at Giverny The House at Giverny Viewed from the Rose Garden The House Seen from the Rose Garden
The Artist's House
from the
Rose Garden
1924
The Artist's House,
View from
the Rose Garden
1924
The Garden at
Giverny
1924
The House at
Giverny Viewed
from the
Rose Garden
1924
The House Seen
from the Rose
Garden
1924
The House Seen from the Rose Garden The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge
The House Seen
from the
Rose Garden
1924
The Japanese
Bridge
1924
The Japanese
Bridge
1924
The Japanese
Bridge
1924
The Japanese
Bridge
1924
The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge
The Japanese Bridge
1924
The Japanese Bridge
1924
The Japanese Bridge
1924
The Japanese Bridge
1924
The Japanese Bridge
1924
The Japanese Bridge The Japanese Bridge The Japanis Bridge or Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond The House among the Roses The House among the Roses
The Japanese
Bridge
1924
The Japanese
Bridge
1924
The Japanis Bridge
Footbridge over
the Water-Lily Pond
1925
The House among
the Roses
1925
The House among
the Roses
1925
Flowering Trees near the Coast Port d`Aval The Japanese Bridge at Giverny The Rose Bush Water Lilies, Green Reflection (left half)
Flowering Trees
near the Coast
1926
Port d`Aval
1926
The Japanese
Bridge at
Giverny
1926
The Rose Bush
1926
Water Lilies,
Green Reflection
(left half)
1926
Water Lilies, Green Reflection (right half) Water Lilies Water Lilies  Water Lily Pond, Evening (left panel) Water Lily Pond, Evening (right panel)
Water Lilies,
Green Reflection
(right half)
1926
Water Lilies
1926
Water Lilies
1926
Water Lily Pond,
Evening
(left panel)
1926
Water Lily Pond,
Evening
(right panel)
1926