■Commentary
Claude Monet, one of the prominent impressionism artists was born in Paris and spent his early years in Le Havre, a port town at the estuary of La Seine. He met a seascape painter, Eugene Boudin there and decided to go to Paris to become an artist due to his influence. In Paris he met Sisley, Renoir, Pisaro among others to form a group of impressionism and explored ways to capture natural light outdoors.
Throughout his life, his interests were always in nature that constantly changes under natural light. He created many series of works on the same motif that were painted at different times of the day in an attempt to contain changes of light and colors. In particular, Monet very ardently painted series of "Waterlilies" in the later years in his life. He created a pond of waterlilies in his garden of his home in Giverny and was totally absorbed in the production.
This "Waterlilies" has just water alone depicted throughout the entire canvas. The picture painted elaborately with bright colors tells us about the water that changed from one hour to another with the sun light, the reflection of the shades of trees and their leaves and ripples on the surface that arose under the winds.