Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson CollectionCC0 (public domain) · 8,808 × 8,460 px · Art Institute of Chicago · IIIF
1906 · Art Institute of Chicago
Water Lilies
painting by Claude Monet (Artic, 1933.1157)
In the picture
- Date
- 1906WikidataArt Institute of Chicago: 1906
- Medium
- Oil on canvasArt Institute of ChicagoWikidata: Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- 89.9 × 94.1 cmArt Institute of ChicagoWikidata: 89.9 × 94.1 cm
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoWikidata
- Gallery
- Gallery 243Art Institute of Chicago
- Genre
- landscape paintingWikidata
- Materials
- oil paint, canvasWikidata
- Inventory no.
- 1933.1157Wikidata
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson CollectionArt Institute of Chicago
Provenance
Where it has been
- Dates unknownArt Institute of Chicagomedium confidenceWikidata · collection
Exhibition historyArt Institute of Chicago
Paris, Galeries Durand-Ruel, Les nymphéas: Séries de paysages d’eau par Claude Monet, May 6–June 5, 1909, cat. 15, as Série 1906.
Saint Louis, Noonan-Kocian Gallery, Tableaux Durand-Ruel (circuit exhibition, held Oct. 1911–Jan. 1912); Chicago, Auditorium Hotel; Cincinnati, no cat. no.
Toledo (Ohio) Museum of Art, Paintings by French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, Nov. 7–Dec. 12, 1937, cat. 16 (ill.).
Bloomington, Ill., Scottish Rite Temple, Central Illinois Art Exposition, Mar. 19–Apr. 8, 1939, cat. 26.
Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago, Origins of Modern Art, Apr. 2–30, 1940, cat. 63.
Sioux City (Iowa) Art Center, Three Old Masters from Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 4–end Sept. 1949, no cat.
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, An Experimental Gallery Featuring the Art Historical Background to Impressionism, Oct. 12, 1953–Mar. 31, 1954, no cat.
Wichita (Kans.) Art Museum, Three Centuries of French Painting, May 9–23, 1954, cat. 17.
University of Chicago, Renaissance Society, Painters in Color, Oct. 14–Nov. 14, 1956, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Paintings of Claude Monet, Apr. 1–June 15, 1957, no cat. no.
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Monet, Mar. 15–May 11, 1975, cat. 110 (ill.).
Albi, Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Trésors impressionnistes du Musée de Chicago, June 27–Aug. 31, 1980, cat. 15 (ill.).
Highland Park, Ill., Neison Harris, July 12–Dec. 19, 1984, no cat.
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Shikago bijutsukan insho-ha ten [The impressionist tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago], Oct. 18–Dec. 17, 1985, cat. 64 (ill.); Fukuoka Art Museum, Jan. 5–Feb. 2, 1986; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Mar. 4–Apr. 13, 1986.
Basel, Kunstmuseum Basel, Claude Monet: Nymphéas, July 20–Oct. 19, 1986, cat. 22 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Dream, a World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago 1893–1993, Nov. 1–Jan. 9, 1994, no cat. no.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Claude Monet 1840–1926, July 22–Nov. 26, 1995, cat. 130 (ill.).
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Monet in the 20th Century, Sept. 20–Dec. 27, 1998, cat. 32 (ill.); London, Royal Academy of Arts, Jan. 23–Apr. 18, 1999; Kunsthaus Zurich, May 6-August 8, 1999.
Paris, Musée National de l’Orangerie, Monet: Le cycle des Nymphéas, May 6–Aug. 2, 1999, cat. 15 (ill.).
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 91 (ill.).
Charlottenlund, Ordrupgaard, Monet: Beyond Impressionism, August 24-December 4, 2016, fig. 106.
San Francisco, De Young Museum, Monet: The Late Years, February 16 - May 27 2019, cat. 6; Fort Worth, Texas, Kimbell Art Museum, June 6 - September 15 2019.
Art Institute of Chicago, Monet and Chicago, September 5, 2020-June 14, 2021, cat. 78.
Beijing, Palace Museum, Garden Cultures of China and the West, Apr. 1–June 30, 2025; Suzhou Museum, July 19–Oct. 31, 2025; Ningbo Museum, Dec. 5, 2025–Mar. 8, 2026; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Apr. 23–July 29, 2026.
Beijing, Palace Museum, Rejoicing in Woods and Springs: A Journey through Garden Cultures in China and the Wider World, Apr. 1–June 30, 2025, cat. 154; Suzhou China, Suzhou Museum, July 19–Oct. 31, 2025; Ningbo, China, Ningbo Museum, Dec. 5, 2025–Mar. 8, 2026; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Apr. 23–July 29, 2026.
Identifiers & sources+
- Art Institute of Chicago16568
- Wikimedia CommonsClaude Monet - Water Lilies - 1906, Ryerson.jpg
- inventory number1933.1157
- WikidataQ20267671
- Fame rank#29831 (0 Wikipedia articles)

