Ten Minute Masterpieces

Water Lilies (by Claude Monet)

Liz Lidgett Season 1 Episode 5
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Water Lilies (series - Nymphéas in French)
250 oil on canvas paintings by Claude Monet (b. 1840, d. 1926) created between 1897-1926

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In the episode, we explore a prolific series of paintings – Claude Monet’s Water Lilies. In the last thirty years of his life, Monet painted more than 250 works in his Water Lilies series at his beloved gardens in Giverny, France.

Paintings from Monet’s Water Lilies series are on prominent display at museums all over the world, including Musée de l'Orangerie, Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and Art Institute of Chicago.

Water Lilies features Liz Lidgett Gallery artist Kit Porter. Ten Minute Masterpieces is hosted by art advisor Liz Lidgett and produced by Maribeth Romslo.

FULL SHOW NOTES:
https://www.lizlidgett.com/ten-minute-masterpiece-water-lilies