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Impressionist painting of water lilies with pink blossoms floating on a blue-green pond reflecting clouds and foliage.

Water Lilies

Water lilies float on a rippled pond in loose, feathery brushstrokes of blue, green and violet. Pink blossoms dot the lower water, while reflected clouds and foliage shimmer across the surface.

Artist
Claude Monet
Date
1906
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1619 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1906).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Español: Nenúfares (1906) de Claude Monet

Nenúfares flotan sobre un estanque ondulado, pintados con pinceladas sueltas y plumosas en azul, verde y violeta. Flores rosadas salpican el agua inferior, mientras nubes y follaje reflejados brillan sobre la superficie.

Português: Ninfeias (1906) de Claude Monet

Ninfeias flutuam sobre um lago ondulado, pintadas em pinceladas soltas e plumosas de azul, verde e violeta. Flores rosadas pontilham a água na parte inferior, enquanto nuvens e folhagens refletidas cintilam na superfície.

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