Famous Artworks
·6 min readWater Lilies: Monet's Garden, His Failing Eyesight, and Late Obsession
Claude Monet painted his Water Lilies series over 30 years with increasingly failing eyesight. Discover the story of Giverny, how cataracts changed his palette, what the final monumental panels at the Orangerie represent, and why the series is considered a bridge between Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism.