Sentences with phrase «of water lily»

It was Monet, however, who adhered most closely to the practice of plein - air methods, continuing to refine his painterly techniques (even when plagued with failing eyesight) in his monumental series of water lily paintings completed in his garden at Giverny, until in death in 1926.

Full Steam Ahead is a 2m construction in the shape of a water lily made from steam irons in which the petals open and close, emitting steam.

We see nearly abstract visions of the water lily pond and the garden that are sometimes joyous and lyrical, but are usually somber, mysterious, murky and brooding.

Your technique might be slightly different from the next artist, but odds are that your two drawings of that water lily look a lot alike.

Medicinal preparations of water lily are not always easily found, but they may be available in certain herbal shops or specialized health stores, as well as through online retailers.

One of water lily's most important compounds is called nymphayol, and it works to keep insulin levels in the blood steady.

And mini-Monets won't soon forget their first glimpse of those water lilies, even if they're still a few years away from re-creating them.

One of Monet's early paintings first gave rise to the term «Impressionism,» and his later paintings of water lilies remain among his most popular and enduring works.

Ross King is the author of The Judgment of Paris, Brunelleschi's Dome, Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling, Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven, Leonardo and the Last Supper and most recently, Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies.

-- a big pond chock full of water lilies.

Floating mosaics of water lilies hug the sunken interiors of old buildings that line both sides of the dock.

Via 18 Mile Swamp, a gorgeous wetland of water lilies, to Main Beach, 24 kilometres of unspoilt white sand — a prime whale - watching spot in June - July and October - November each year.

Dazzling depictions of water lilies in the fifth room of the exhibition recall Monet while a group of still lifes in the final room reference the subtle minimalism of Giorgio Morandi.

He has no use for the glowing color, all - over compositions, or mural size of Pollock or of Water Lilies by Claude Monet.

A show of his late work traces his immersion in a private world, where he tended his gardens and compulsively rearranged the subject of his Water Lilies.

The overall blue - green defies theories of atmospheric perspective, and the irregular placement of water lilies defies linear perspective.

Thousands of tiny white LEDs may resemble a starry night as seen in a planetarium, while tubes of colored LEDs masked by a diffuser are like a Monet painting of water lilies set in motion.

For me, Impressionism is intrinsically linked with tacky prints of water lilies in retirement homes and bad Renoir reproductions on laminated café menus.

Five Monet landscapes spanning 30 years are featured, from views of the French countryside to one of his late representations of water lilies, Le Bassin aux Nymphéas of 1919.

This collection is particularly strong in the works of Monet: five great Monet landscapes spanning thirty years are featured, from views of the French countryside to one of his late immersive representations of water lilies, Le Bassin aux Nymphéas of 1919.

Located on the island of Naoshima is also the the Chichu Art Museum which boasts a number of site - specific installations by artists such as James Turrell, Walter De Maria, as well as a garden modeled from Claude Monet's garden in alongside five of his Water Lilies paintings.

A Claude Monet painting of water lilies tied with the Warhol at $ 43.8 million.

The second, which lasted from then until 1970, comprised his signature style of Abstract Expressionism, sometimes known as Abstract Impressionism, for its similarity to Claude Monet's late Impressionism, that is his series of water lilies.

Other highlights include five Monet landscapes spanning 30 years, from views of the French countryside to his late immersive representations of water lilies, evocative works by Paul Cézanne and Gustav Klimt, and modern and contemporary perspectives by 20th ‐ century artists as diverse as Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, David Hockney, Gerhard Richter, and Ed Ruscha.

«Examples of Monet's paintings from the last decade of his life, for instance — especially his series of water lilies (1917 - 1919)-- exhibit a spareness and openness comparable to de Kooning's late paintings.

Later, during the last decades of his life, he would complete the finest sequence of Impressionist landscape painting - his much loved series of Water Lilies (Nymphéas), in his pond at Giverny.

He was impressed with the colours of Water Lilies, by Claude Monet (1840 - 1926), and the concept of pure colour he found in the pictures of Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954) and Pierre Bonnard (1867 - 1947).

Name: Series of Paintings of Water Lilies (Nymphéas)(1897 - 1926) Artist: Claude Monet (1840 - 1926) Medium: Oil painting on canvas Genre: Landscape painting Movement: Impressionism Location: Musee de l'Orangerie, Musee Marmottan - Monet, Musee d'Orsay, in Paris; and major art museums worldwide.

Although she consistently denied being influenced by Monet, it is difficult not to compare Salut Tom to the French artist's multi-panel vistas of water lilies.

But the best are the stained glass windows of water lilies above that buffet.

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In the afternoon, light shifts to blue gold, shadows of leaves wave over the floors like lilies in water.

In Yarradda Lagoon important water dependant native species, including spiny mudgrass, tall - spike rush and fringe lily re-established following successive years of environmental watering.

Four hand - woven silk tapestries in each corner of the dining room feature artisan detailing of a Chinese carp pond and water lilies, iris flowers, a bamboo grove and Chinese plum blossoms.

After we got a pack of these tropical frogs at the toy store I thought it would be a good idea to have them hop around on lily pads in some water.

Water lilies reach for the filtered sunlight shining to the depths of a sinkhole in the Aktun Ha cenote on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

When King Tutankhamun's tomb, dating to the 14th century B.C.E., was opened in 1922, archaeologists found the boy - king's body covered with the flowers of blue water lily, a common motif in many Egyptian tomb paintings.

Floods from the rain or cyclone could block access paths to food, water and healthcare, or maroon people on little islands, an effect some experts call lily pads,» remarks the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent's Rosemarie North.

Water lily extracts have been shown to keep the levels of insulin in the body stable, preventing blood sugar fluctuations.

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It is a crisp scent of morning breeze splashed with hints of cool citrus and fresh water lily amid cotton undertones.

For our honeymoon a couple of summers ago, we made a day trip out to Giverny from Paris, to visit Monet's home and the gardens filled with the famous water lilies.

The sophisticated natural foliage of the John - Richard White Water Lilies Floral Arrangement adds elegance and flare to any room with its realistic design and contemporary low bronze vase without the work and hassle of keeping the plants alive.

It features a series of patterns arranged in vertical rows — fancy swirls, water lilies, leafy branches made with beige and golden threads.

Embellished with water lily appliques, it is lightweight and ethereal, with a charming aura of airiness.

If you didn't know it already, this place has an absolutely exquisite collection of European paintings, including one of Monet's «Water Lilies.»

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No, I'm not referring to the Golden State's rich palette of ethnic and other minority (and majority) groups, nor to its desire that they'll live, work, and go to school in harmony, like Monet's Water Lilies or Matisse's Fauve masterpieces.

Reproductions of Monet's gardens at Giverny blanket one wall: thousands of violets - smudges of purples and mauves - and azaleas, poppies, and peonies, tulips and roses, water lilies in pastel pinks floating on serene lakes reflecting weeping willows and shimmers of sunshine.

I am talking of a place in India, at least a third of the country, a fertile place, full of rice fields and wheat fields and ponds in the middle of those fields choked with lotuses and water lilies, and water buffaloes wading through the ponds and chewing on the lotuses and lilies.

If your cat even laps water from a tiger lily's vase, she can show signs of poisoning: fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea and seizures.