A large open interval on the left
The gray-purple area should not be standardized. Its vertical variations, its green covers and its blue passages give the scale and breathing of the two-meter format.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · circa 1918 · private collection · W1860
The reflection of a willow descends in long purple and green streaks over a blue-gray pool. Water lilies group together mainly on the right, where a few red flowers give a scale to the surface. Two meters wide, Monet paints less of a place than a continuous movement between water, vegetation and light.

Look at the work
The left half remains wide open. Vertical touches of lilac, olive green and gray blue suggest reflected branches, without trunk or visible bank. This almost empty area, however, contains numerous spikes which vary the depth of the water.
On the right, the blue and green leaves overlap in denser groups. Some orange-red flowers appear as small, sharp accents. The horizontal touches surrounding them interrupt vertical reflections and restore the surface of the pool.
The picture oscillates between depth and surface: the willow seems to descend into the water, then the water lilies bring the gaze back to the canvas itself.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.

The gray-purple area should not be standardized. Its vertical variations, its green covers and its blue passages give the scale and breathing of the two-meter format.
Water lilies accumulate gradually. Preserving this asymmetry is essential: regular distribution would eliminate lateral movement of the composition.
Willow reflections descend vertically; water and leaves build more horizontally. Their crossing makes the eye hesitate between mirror and painted material.
Details and visual documents
The additional images show the difficult-to-read passages in the full view and, where it exists, the actual appearance of the work at the museum.


The full view measures 3,256 × 2,064 px; native details measure 1,600 × 1,700 px and 1,800 × 1,400 px. No files have been enlarged; all three images are true high definition WebPs.
Documented benchmarks
These landmarks precisely distinguish this W1860 version from the other Water Lilies with Willow Reflections painted by Monet at the same period.
This oil on canvas measures approximately 130 × 200 cm and is dated around 1918, in the period 1916 -1919. Daniel Wildenstein's catalog raisonné records it under number 1860.
The work has been documented as loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art under number L.2007.55. Its status as a private collection distinguishes it from other versions of the same title kept in Marmottan, Chichu or Kitakyushu.
Monet removes traditional landmarks from the landscape. The branches only exist through their reflection and the water lilies float without the edge of a pool, which gives the panel its immersive character.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Water lilies, willow reflections W1860 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | around 1918 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 130 × 200 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, former loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Inventory | L.2007.55 · Wildenstein 1860 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
Lavender, blue gray, willow green and a few reds make up a calm but deep palette. This horizontal format accompanies a large living room, bedroom or meditation space with light or bluish gray walls.
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