{"product_id":"water-lilies-1906-claude-monet-fine-art-print","title":"Water Lilies, 1906","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"presh-product\" data-theme=\"monet-lilies\" data-presh-undeniable=\"1\" data-presh-deep=\"3\" style=\"--accent:#7a9eb5;--accent-2:#c5d4a8;--ground:#f4f1ea;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lede\"\u003eNo bank. No sky. Only the pond’s skin — pads, reflected trees, and a soft channel of water between two lily clusters. Monet’s \u003cem\u003eWater Lilies\u003c\/em\u003e, 1906, at the Art Institute of Chicago, is a nearly square field of blues, olives, and silver flickers: Impressionism turned into a still surface you can almost lean into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"field\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe surface\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1906 Monet had stopped staging the Japanese bridge as the hero. The subject is the water itself — light changing across it, pads drifting at lower left and upper right, a watery path that never quite becomes a horizon. Oil on canvas, about 35⅜ × 37 inches (89.9 × 94.1 cm). He kept reworking these surfaces; he called them an obsession. Up close the color breaks into strokes. From a step back it becomes one breath of pond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"palette\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlues, greens, a little pink\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCool water blues, olive pads, pale blossom notes, and the quick silver of reflected sky. Spring and summer live in the same square — not a garden path you walk down, but a garden held in the water. Our archival matte print keeps that soft glare-free so the blues stay quiet on the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"not-that\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Water Lilies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1906 open-water painting in Chicago (Ryerson Collection). Not the Japanese bridge views, not the Orangerie murals, not MoMA’s triptych. The bridge is a different canvas; this one keeps you on the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"sizes\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSizes vs the original\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chicago canvas is smaller than many expect — roughly a meter on the long side. Our squares stay close to how it hangs:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"presh-size-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sz\"\u003e12×12\u003c\/span\u003e about a third of the painting’s height — desk, shelf, small wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sz\"\u003e20×20\u003c\/span\u003e about half — the default for most rooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sz\"\u003e30×30\u003c\/span\u003e close to three-quarters — when the wall can take a square of color at arm’s length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"paper\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePaper \u0026amp; ship\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchival matte fine art paper, no bleed — lily clusters at the edges stay intact. Made to order, rolled in a tube. Pale wood or white frames keep a museum-shop quiet. Or leave the sheet flat until the wall is ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"provenance\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it got to Chicago\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShown at Durand-Ruel in 1909 as part of “Série 1906.” Sold that year to Henri Bernstein. Martin A. Ryerson bought it in New York in 1914. Bequeathed to the Art Institute in 1933. Cover image for \u003cem\u003eMonet and Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e (2020–21).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick answers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"qa\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this the Orangerie Water Lilies?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — those are the late mural panels in Paris. This is a single 1906 easel painting in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"qa\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy nearly square?\u003c\/strong\u003e Monet’s pond canvases from this group sit close to square. Our 12 \/ 20 \/ 30 inch squares follow that format instead of forcing a poster crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"qa\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere is the original?\u003c\/strong\u003e Art Institute of Chicago, accession 1933.1157, often Gallery 243.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"credit\"\u003eClaude Monet · Water Lilies, 1906 · Art Institute of Chicago · 1933.1157\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Presh","offers":[{"title":"12×12 in","offer_id":49930081173659,"sku":"PRESH-PD-MONET-WL1906-12X12","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20×20 in","offer_id":49930081206427,"sku":"PRESH-PD-MONET-WL1906-20X20","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30×30 in","offer_id":49930081239195,"sku":"PRESH-PD-MONET-WL1906-30X30","price":158.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/0085\/3915\/files\/Claude_Monet_-_Water_Lilies_-_1933.1157_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg?v=1792999906","url":"https:\/\/heypresh.com\/products\/water-lilies-1906-claude-monet-fine-art-print","provider":"Presh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}