Water Lily Painting by Monet Frame:Artwork on frame An upward glance into the

An upward glance into the canopy that keeps a holiday brightness within reach

this scene sweeps from a dense carpet of red poppies in the foreground up to a sunlit valley beyond

Tall birches rise in a loose stand against a bright summer sky

a tribute to human daring and the thrill of departure

The work belongs to a classic naturalist tradition

Water Lily Painting by Monet Frame:Artwork on frame An upward glance into thePainted in the Impressionist manner, this tall garden scene looks down a bank of tangled foliage towards a lily pond lying at its foot. Weeping branches trail across the upper half in a hundred shades of green, pierced by dabs of crimson and pink where roses climb through the shadow. Lower down an ochre path curves past clumps of reed before the water opens out, its dark surface flecked with pale lily pads and small red blooms. The paint is laid on