Nympheas, 1916-19

Nymphéas (Water Lilies) by Claude Monet, 1916–19, oil on canvas. Green lily pads and soft pink blooms float across the surface of a pond, which mirrors the pale pinks, lilacs, and blues of the sky above. There's no horizon or shore, just the water filling the whole canvas. Painted in loose, dappled brushstrokes, it captures a quiet, dreamlike play of light and reflection, typical of Monet's late Impressionist work at his garden in Giverny, France.