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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.)
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For Sunday's DinnerWilliam Michael Harnett, 1888
The Irish QuestionDe Scott Evans, 1880s
Fish (Still Life)Édouard Manet, 1864
Still LifePieter Claesz, c. 1625
Just DessertWilliam Michael Harnett, 1891
Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a MarketFrans Snyders, 1614
An Abundance of FruitSeverin Roesen, c. 1860
ThistlesJohn Singer Sargent, 1883–89
ApplesHenri Matisse, 1916
Wine, Cheese, and FruitJohn F. Francis, 1857
Apples and GrapesClaude Monet, 1880
Lights of Other DaysJohn Frederick Peto, 1906
Kitchen Still LifePaolo Antonio Barbieri, c. 1640
Still Life with Game FowlJuan Sánchez Cotán, c. 1600–3
Bird's Nest and FernsFidelia Bridges, 1863
Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and ApplesVincent van Gogh, 1887
Fruit PieceHannah Brown Skeele, 1860
Still Life with GeraniumHenri Matisse, 1906
Rack Picture for Dr. NonesWilliam A. Mitchell, 1879
Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c.Raphaelle Peale, 1822
Fruits of the MidiPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
Still Life No. 15Marsden Hartley, c. 1917
ChrysanthemumsPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881–82
Still Life: Corner of a TableHenri Fantin-Latour, 1873
Dead Birds and Shot BagsPieter Boel, c. 1660
Still Life No. 3Marsden Hartley, 1923
Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal PitcherPaul Gauguin, 1880
Roses in a BowlHenri Fantin-Latour, 1881
Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of AsparagusLouise Moillon, 1630
Still Life with Ostrich Egg Cup and the Whitfield HeirloomsPieter Gerritsz. van Roestraeten, c. 1670
Still Life with Fruit and Wine JugAdolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, 1874
The Basket of ApplesPaul Cezanne, c. 1893
Still LifeEugène Carrière, c. 1875
Woman in Front of a Still Life by CezannePaul Gauguin, 1890
Still Life with CatPaul Gauguin, c. 1899
Calf's Head and Ox TongueGustave Caillebotte, c. 1882
Still-Life with a Green Flower VasePaula Modersohn-Becker, c. 1902
The Plate of ApplesPaul Cezanne, c. 1877
Puget Sound BasketsEdward S. Curtis, 1912
Sculptural Frieze by Cavelier, Minerva Surrounded by the Muses of the ArtsAdolphe Terris, c. 1868
The White TableclothJean Siméon Chardin, c. 1731–32
The Vase of TulipsPaul Cezanne, c. 1890
Kitchen SceneDiego Velázquez, 1618–20
Still LifeHugo Charlemont, 1883
Still Life SketchWilliam Michael Harnett, n.d.
Still-Life with Monkey MaskTotoya Hokkei, 1824
Still Life with Travelling TrunkLeonard Bramer, 1640s
Mother and Two Children with Still LifeAdriaan de Lelie, 1810
Still Life with Eggs and a Leg of MuttonFrench School, 1780–90
The GuardhouseDavid Teniers the Younger, c. 1645
Young Woman SewingPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879
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