He expanded the garden until it had a pond and a Japanese ... Claude Monet started working on a project that would later become known as his Water Lilies series in 1899. He was already renowned ...

For the pond’s flora, Monet worked with a specialist ... he built across the ponds and, of course, the water lilies. Was Monet, as some have suggested, influenced by Buddhist thinking, finding ...

The actual, living water lilies on the pond fared well initially. They were cared for by Blanche Hoschéde Monet, the artist’s ...

Sotheby’s sold a Claude Monet “Water Lilies” scene for $65.5 million ... Monet’s jewel-tone pond scene from 1914-17 was expected to sell for around $60 million, but the piece drew three ...

and reflections in the water lily pond at his home in Giverny, France. The work, which Christie’s said is being offered from an anonymous private collection after remaining with the Monet family ...

Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the Impressionist’s triumphs—and struggles Bridge Over the Water Lily Pond, 1905. In earlier works, Monet painted the footbridge in a ...