A borderless water surface
No bank allows the point of view to be precisely located. The leaves indicate the real surface, but the vertical reflections open it towards an invisible depth. The picture remains between landscape and color field.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · 1916 -1919 · Marmottan Monet Museum 5099 · W1859
Two red water lilies shine in an almost nocturnal pool. Around them, the oval leaves, stems and reflections of the willow blend into deep blues, greens and purples. Monet removes the shore and direct sky; the light is born from the colorful touches placed on the water, while the vertical shapes of the reflection give the composition its moving depth.

Look at the work
The first red water lily is located slightly below the center, the second lower and to the right. Their shift creates a luminous diagonal. Around them, the leaves assemble in irregular groups, some almost circular, others dissolved by reflections.
The left part concentrates blue and purple verticals which evoke willow. They cross the horizontal layers of the water and are interrupted by water lilies. At the top, turquoise passages slightly open the dark mass.
Flowers don't just decorate the pond: their concentrated reds measure the full depth of the blues and greens that surround them.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
No bank allows the point of view to be precisely located. The leaves indicate the real surface, but the vertical reflections open it towards an invisible depth. The picture remains between landscape and color field.
The corollas are small compared to the format, but their saturation immediately catches the eye. Their distance maintains circulation throughout the canvas and avoids a single center that is too stable.
The visible gestures overlap without erasing the previous layers. Blues, purples and greens appear in the gaps. Reproduction must keep this depth of material and avoid dark areas.
Reference image
The single reference image measures 1,279 × 1,074 px. It corresponds exactly to the work of the Marmottan Monet museum and has been encoded as a real WebP to its native definition, without artificial enlargement.
Water lilies vary in size, orientation, and sharpness. Some seem close, others sink into reflection. This diversity creates space without using linear perspective.
The cold range strongly dominates, but it contains turquoise greens and some light passages. The two red flowers should remain bright without becoming uniform or fluorescent.
Crossing directions is essential: reflections descend, while leaves and small wrinkles extend laterally. This structure keeps the pattern readable within the free key.
Documented benchmarks
This information concerns the Water Lilies, willow reflections from the Marmottan Monet museum, inventory 5099 and Wildenstein 1859.
This oil on canvas from 1916 -1919 measures 131 × 155 cm. Its inventory 5099 and the Wildenstein number 1859 allow it to be distinguished from other Willow Reflections of very different formats.
Branches only appear through their image in water. Monet renounces the trunk, the bank and the horizon to concentrate the composition on the intersection between reflection and floating plants.
The work belongs to the ensemble transmitted by Michel Monet in 1966. This collection allows the Marmottan Monet museum to present several stages and formats of the great late cycle of Water Lilies.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Water lilies, willow reflections, Marmottan W1859 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1916 - 1919 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 131 × 155 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Marmottan Monet Museum, Paris, France |
| Inventory | 5099 · Wildenstein 1859 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
Petrol blue, deep green, purple, turquoise and vermilion red give this hand-painted reproduction valuable intensity. It works especially well on a light wall, with side light that reveals impasto without crushing dark shades.
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