Two masses of very different weights
The illuminated foliage on the left remains open and fragmented; the curtain on the right is continuous, cold and heavy. Preserving this asymmetry avoids transforming the willow into a decorative frame.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · circa 1917 -1919 · private collection · W1866
A willow curtain occupies almost the entire right half, while a yellow light passes through the foliage on the left and is reflected in the lower part of the pool. The water lilies, small and spaced apart, form a horizontal line between these two masses. In this large, almost square canvas, Monet no longer describes a garden organized around a bank: he builds a dense space where branches, water and reflections overlap.

Look at the work
The left is structured by a narrow trunk and several layers of golden yellow. Some touches are thick and dry, others blend into dark greens. They do not outline each leaf: they indicate the places where the light reaches the vegetation. On the right, the branches descend in long blue-green curves and tighten until they form an almost continuous wall.
The pool appears especially in the lower half. Small white, pink and lilac flowers align without regularity, then a wider yellow reflection responds to the illuminated foliage at the top. The cobalt blue edge on the right side is painted by oblique and circular gestures. It gives support to the eye without interrupting the ambiguity between the real vegetation and its image in the water.
Yellow not only serves to illuminate the scene: repeated at the top and in the water, it connects the garden to the reflection and maintains depth amid dark greens.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.

The illuminated foliage on the left remains open and fragmented; the curtain on the right is continuous, cold and heavy. Preserving this asymmetry avoids transforming the willow into a decorative frame.
The small flowers cross the pool halfway up. Their size, spacing and colors must remain irregular to maintain the feel of a living surface.
The darkest passages contain deep blue, bottle green and some purples. Uniform black would remove the branches and depth of the water.
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 best public digitization measures 1,309 × 1,215 px. Details of 620 × 800 px and 650 × 700 px are taken directly from this file, without artificial enlargement. All three media are true decodable WebPs.
Documented benchmarks
These references concern precisely the painting Wildenstein 1866 and are documented by the notice of its sale at Christie's.
Christie's describes this oil on canvas as a painted work circa 1917 -1919. Its format of 140 × 150 cm brings it closer to the major studies prepared by Monet during the development of his decorative project.
The notice indicates a signature stamp at the bottom right and a second on the reverse. These marks distinguish the work from a canvas signed directly by the artist at the time of its execution.
Acquired from Monet by the Allard gallery, the painting notably went through Wildenstein, Durand-Ruel and Sam Salz before entering the collection of actor Edward G. Robinson in 1960. It was presented at MoMA and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that same year, then sold to Christie's in New York in 1998.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | View of the water lily pond with willow W1866 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | Around 1917 -1919 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 140 × 150 cm |
| Orientation | Almost square |
| Conservation | Private collection, Work sold in New York in 1998 |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 1866 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
Deep green, cobalt blue, golden yellow, pale pink and purple give this reproduction an enveloping presence. Its almost square format is suitable for a central living room or bedroom wall, near dark wood, natural linen and warm side lighting.
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