Technique and composition
Like any work of impressionism, the elements that can differentiate themselves in the Nenoufares of Monet are the light, the combination of colors and the strokes or diffuse brushstrokes, which reproduce a definite and luminous image when observing them in their entirety.
So, Monet made two types compositions In this series: the first one made before 1900, known as Bassins Aux Nymphéas and that covered the banks of the pond and its incredible vegetation in addition to the Ponts Japanais or Japanese bridges; And the second, the Paysages d'Eaumade until before his death 1926, which focused on the reflection of water covered by flowers.
Monet gift
A curious fact about Nenoufares of Monetis that much of this series was made in one of the most difficult periods of the artist, after the death of his son in 1914 and the beginning of World War I in Europe.
However, the idea of donating this series as a symbol of Victory Dayarose thanks to the politician Georges Clemenceau In 1918, a friend of Monet who convinced the artist to give more than 10 decorative panels to be installed according to his vision.
Legacy alive
After Monet's death in 1926, Georges Clemenceau He took care that the series was mounted according to the artist's wishes and the architect's vision Camille Lefèvrein two ellipse -shaped rooms which allowed the free passage of visitors and the entrance of the zenith light, in order to better appreciate the works depending on the climate.
Thus, the Orangerie Museum in Paris houses eight compositions of the Nenoufares of Monet Since 1927, which survived the bombings of 1944 during World War II.
Although the Nenoufares of Monet did not have great acceptance by the public at the beginning, after the Modern art boom In New York, Monet's works began to gain importance, so the Metropolitan Art Museum (MoMA) acquired one of these large canvases in 1955.
Currently, fragments of the Nenoufares From Monet in museums around the world: from the Orange Museum, the Marmottan Monet Museum and Orsay Museum in Paris, to MoMA in New York, the National Gallery in London and the National Museum of Art (Munal) in Mexico City.