Water Lilies, 1906 Claude Monet (1840-1926)

We create our paintings with museum quality and covering the highest academic standards. Once we get your order, it will be entirely hand-painted with oil on canvas. All the materials we use are the highest level, being totally artist graded painting materials and linen canvas.

We will add 1.6" (4 cm) additional blank canvas all over the painting for stretching.

High quality and detailing in every inch are time consuming. The reproduction of Claude Monet also needs time to dry in order to be completely ready for shipping, as this is crucial to not be damaged during transportation.
Based on the size, level of detail and complexity we need 5-6 weeks to complete the process.

In case the delivery date needs to be extended in time, or we are overloaded with requests, there will be an email sent to you sharing the new timelines of production and delivery.

TOPofART wants to remind you to keep patient, in order to get you the highest quality, being our mission to fulfill your expectations.

We not stretch and frame our oil paintings due to several reasons:
Painting reproduction is a high quality expensive product, which we cannot risk to damage by sending it being stretched.
Also, there are postal restrictions, regarding the size of the shipment.
Additionally, due to the dimensions of the stretched canvas, the shipment price may exceed the price of the product itself.

You can stretch and frame your painting in your local frame-shop.

Once the painting Water Lilies is ready and dry, it will be shipped to your delivery address. The canvas will be rolled-up in a secure postal tube.

We offer free shipping as well as paid express transportation services.

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The paintings we create are only of museum quality. Our academy graduated artists will never allow a compromise in the quality and detail of the ordered painting. TOPofART do not work, and will never allow ourselves to work with low quality studios from the Far East. We are based in Europe, and quality is our highest priority.

Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," painted in 1906, is a masterclass in subtlety and immersion. What immediately strikes you about this piece is how effortlessly it seems to pull you into its world - a floating garden, not tethered to land but drifting in its own dreamscape. The composition is largely horizontal, with no distinct horizon, a bold choice that erases any sense of structured space. Instead, Monet gives us a reflection of nature that blurs the line between water and sky, a technique that feels both deliberate and spontaneous.

Monet’s palette is dominated by cool blues and greens, punctuated by the gentle blooms of water lilies in soft pinks and whites. The colors blend seamlessly, a hallmark of his loose, almost carefree brushwork, creating an atmosphere of calm that draws the viewer in deeper. The way he manipulates light is extraordinary, reflecting the water’s surface in varying tones - some parts seem transparent, while others are dense with vegetation. It’s as if the lilies are floating on a mirror that shifts with the breeze.

What’s remarkable here is Monet's technique. His strokes are quick but layered, creating texture that feels alive. Look closely, and you’ll notice how the paint itself mimics the organic movement of water. The lilies don’t float passively; they seem to move ever so slightly, nudged by the invisible current. There’s a sense of constant change, yet it’s captured in a moment.

Monet offers no central focus, no anchor for the eye. Instead, you wander across the surface, much like the lilies themselves, lost in a moment of contemplation. "Water Lilies" is a painting that requires patience, and rewards it with tranquility. It’s a quiet conversation between color, light, and movement.