THE JAPANESE BRIDGE | CLAUDE MONET

The Japanese Bridge immerses us in the physical experience of being in the garden. With the bands of the blue bridge suspended like a canopy near the top of the canvas and no sky to be seen, the water and billowing foliage fill the visual field, immersing the viewer in the verdant, brightly colored waterscape. Cool blue and green tones predominate but are balanced by the pink, white, and yellow lilies floating in complex pattern across the surface of the water from near to far.