“Wisteria (right half),” an artwork by Claude Monet created between 1917 and 1920, exemplifies the Impressionist movement. As a flower painting, it forms part of Monet’s “Wisteria” series, showcasing his fascination with the play of light and color inherent in natural settings.
The painting projects a lush cascade of wisteria blooms with a rich palette of purples, blues, greens, and hints of yellow. Monet’s signature brushwork is evident in the loose, expressive strokes that evoke the texture and movement of the hanging blooms. The layers of color create a sense of depth and dimension, even as the details of the individual flowers blur, inviting viewers to experience the overall sensation or “impression” of wisteria rather than a detailed botanical study. The diffused light and reflections that are characteristics of Monet’s work can be perceived in the subtle shifts of color and light throughout the composition. It’s a sensory immersion in the beauty of nature, characteristic of Monet’s late works, where his focus on the effects of light and color reached its most abstract and expressive.