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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) 1920	Water Lilies (right half) 1920	Water Lilies 1920	Wisteria 1920	Wisteria 1920
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 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 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 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924
The Japanese Bridge 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924	The Japanese Bridge 1924
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 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) 1926	Water Lilies 1926	Water Lilies 1926	Water Lily Pond, Evening (left panel) 1926	Water Lily Pond, Evening (right panel) 1926