wall & wick.
Bag
COZY_INDEX 54 mild New YorkRECALLS 0 this weekART_OF_DAY Water Lily Pond Claude MonetNEXT_HOLIDAY Thanksgiving Day in 12 dUS STOCK · FREE SHIPPING OVER $49 · EASY RETURNS

Home terminal

Art of the day

One work a day from the Art Institute of Chicago's public-domain collection, with the museum's own note on it, and the artists behind 626 works. Public domain means the image is free to use; the museum's page is linked on every work.

Water Lily Pond, Claude Monet

ART_OF_DAY · November 14

Water Lily Pond

Claude Monet, 1900

In 1893, Claude Monet began transforming the marshy ground behind his Giverny home into a pond, on the narrow end of which he built a Japanese-style wood bridge. Adding both exotic and domestic plantings, including his famous water lilies, the artist created the garden that would be one of his principal subjects for the rest of his life.

Oil on canvas · 89.8 × 101 cm (35 3/8 × 39 3/4 in.); Framed: 112.4 × 122.6 × 10.2 cm (44 1/4 × 48 1/4 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago, CC0. Museum page →

By subject

landscapeflowersseascapestill lifeportraitcitygardenwinterjapanese printposterabstractanimalsinteriornightall
The Abduction of the Sabine WomenThe Abduction of the Sabine WomenLuca Giordano, c. 1675Moulin de la GaletteMoulin de la GaletteHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1889Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton WaterNocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton WaterJames McNeill Whistler, 1872Tight-Rope WalkerTight-Rope WalkerJean Louis Forain, c. 1885MoonriseMoonriseGeorge Inness, 1891At Mouquin'sAt Mouquin'sWilliam James Glackens, 1905The Eruption of VesuviusThe Eruption of VesuviusPierre-Jacques Volaire, 1771Under the LampUnder the LampMary Cassatt, c. 1882SitaSitaOdilon Redon, c. 1893Café SingerCafé SingerHilaire Germain Edgar Degas, 1879Penitent Saint PeterPenitent Saint PeterJusepe de Ribera, c. 1630Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin)Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin)Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, 1879Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning TroyAeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning TroyHendrick van Steenwijck, the Younger, c. 1610Drinking at NightDrinking at NightTang Yin, Ming dynasty (1368–1644); c. 1520/23White NightWhite NightHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893Christ on the Living CrossChrist on the Living CrossFollower of the Master of Saint Veronica, c. 1420An Icy Night, New YorkAn Icy Night, New YorkAlfred Stieglitz, 1898Woman and Child (Silence)Woman and Child (Silence)Auguste Boulard, the Elder, 1855/60The Night-JarThe Night-JarThomas Bewick, n.d.Moonlight. Night in St CloudMoonlight. Night in St CloudEdvard Munch, 1895Resurrection of ChristResurrection of ChristSamuel van Hoogstraten, c. 1665Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy NightGeisha and Attendant on a Rainy NightKitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797The Moon at NightThe Moon at NightGeorge Inness, 1890NightNightPhillip Otto Runge, 1803/05Ad AstraAd AstraAkseli Gallen-Kallela, 1894–96A Bad Night, plate 36 from Los CaprichosA Bad Night, plate 36 from Los CaprichosFrancisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1797/99The Star of the Kings: A Night PieceThe Star of the Kings: A Night PieceRembrandt van Rijn, c. 1651In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey)In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey)Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel, 1851Rainy NightRainy NightOtto Henry Bacher, 1880/82Night, from On Death Part INight, from On Death Part IMax Klinger, 1888–89The Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night PieceThe Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night PieceRembrandt van Rijn, c. 1657The Man was Alone in a Night Landscape, from NightThe Man was Alone in a Night Landscape, from NightOdilon Redon, 1886The Garden at NightThe Garden at NightEdvard Munch, 1902La Noce au Chateau (The Night at the Chateau)La Noce au Chateau (The Night at the Chateau)Philibert Louis Debucourt, 1789Romeo and Juliet: Confiding in the NightRomeo and Juliet: Confiding in the NightHenri Fantin-Latour, 1888Crossing a River on a Moonlit NightCrossing a River on a Moonlit NightIsoda Koryusai, c. 1775Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa SuiteTe po (The Night), from the Noa Noa SuitePaul Gauguin, 1893–94, printed and published 1921Rainy NightRainy NightOtto Henry Bacher, 1880/82The Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night PieceThe Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night PieceRembrandt van Rijn, c. 1657Night EffectNight EffectCharles François Daubigny, 1862A Night ReconnaissanceA Night ReconnaissanceWinslow Homer, published October 26, 1861A Rainy NightA Rainy NightHelen Hyde, 1906Faust and Mephistopheles Galloping Through the Night of the Witches' SabbathFaust and Mephistopheles Galloping Through the Night of the Witches' SabbathEugène Delacroix, 1828Night Voyage (The Fishing Net)Night Voyage (The Fishing Net)Charles François Daubigny, 1861Tobias and Sarah Praying on Their Wedding NightTobias and Sarah Praying on Their Wedding NightLazzaro Tavarone, n.d.Conversation at NightConversation at NightThéophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen, 1898The Raising of LazarusThe Raising of LazarusFollower of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1630NightNightJacques Adrien Lavieille, 1860The Infinite Search, from NightThe Infinite Search, from NightOdilon Redon, 1886Paris, NightParis, NightThéophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen, 1903Panel Entitled "Night"Panel Entitled "Night"Bertel Thorvaldsen, 19th centuryTe po (The Night) from the Noa Noa SuiteTe po (The Night) from the Noa Noa SuitePaul Gauguin, 1893/94Place du Pantheon, Night of December 22 to 23, 1830Place du Pantheon, Night of December 22 to 23, 1830Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1831La Nuit (Night, from Quatre parties du jour)La Nuit (Night, from Quatre parties du jour)Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt, c.1778The Lost Angel Then Opened Black Wings, from NightThe Lost Angel Then Opened Black Wings, from NightOdilon Redon, 1886

Artists

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec30 worksWinslow Homer22 worksUnknown Artist21 worksDaniel Hudson Burnham20 worksJean-Eugène-Auguste Atget12 worksPaul Gauguin11 worksPierre-Auguste Renoir11 worksClaude Monet9 worksGeorge Inness9 worksHilaire Germain Edgar Degas8 worksJean Baptiste Camille Corot7 worksKeiga7 worksOdilon Redon7 worksUtagawa Hiroshige7 worksAlfred Stieglitz6 worksÉdouard Jean Vuillard6 worksÉdouard Manet6 worksEdvard Munch6 worksFélix Hilaire Buhot6 worksKatsushika Hokusai6 worksRembrandt van Rijn6 worksVincent van Gogh6 worksCamille Pissarro5 worksDavid Lucas5 worksFrancisco José de Goya y Lucientes5 worksHenri Fantin-Latour5 worksPaul Cezanne5 worksRodolphe Bresdin5 worksWenceslaus Hollar5 worksAlbrecht Dürer4 worksHelen Hyde4 worksHonoré-Victorin Daumier4 worksIsoda Koryusai4 worksJames McNeill Whistler4 worksJean Louis Forain4 worksKitagawa Utamaro4 worksThéophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen4 worksUtagawa Kuniyoshi4 worksBannister Hall Print Works3 worksFrederic Remington3 worksGeorge Baxter3 worksHenri Matisse3 worksJohn Singer Sargent3 worksLucas Cranach the Elder3 worksMarsden Hartley3 worksMary Cassatt3 worksSalvator Rosa3 worksSuzuki Harunobu3 works

Images and notes are the Art Institute of Chicago's, released under CC0 through its public API; the subject a work sits under is only the search it was found with. We sell prints of some of these works under "Art prints"; a page says so when we do.