The Waterlily House Story
As a student, Klaus was fascinated by seeing Monet’s huge ‘Water Lilies’ paintings in New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
Since then, he has tried to create a version of his own, but has never been satisfied with his efforts. Whether subtle, gigantic, intricate, with the finest nuances of colour, light and texture…every effort has failed his critical judgement.
A recent visit to a botanical garden’s glass-house revealed a vision of water lilies and a sharp reminder of this saga of disappointment. Walking outside in despair, Klaus was struck by the visual richness created by the rays of the full sun, blasting back in through the glass house windows and illuminating the interior.
He was amazed at the unique and exquisite colours, textures and subtle contrasts created by the interplay between flowers and leaves and the condensation and algae on the window surface.
Even the difference between North (Series A) and South-facing (Series B) windows can be clearly seen: a celebration of the magnificent diversity of Nature.
At last, Klaus has found the new way of interpreting ‘Water Lilies’ that he has been searching for all these years.
Monet’s Water Lilies paintings at the MoMA are gigantic – 424.8 x 200cm.
As Klaus’s gallery is considerably smaller, he has not produced images of that size – although with giclée technology, he knows that he could, and that the images would retain every bit of their exquisite detail.
In the meantime, you can purchase stunning original prints from The Waterlily House series that are at least half the size of Monet’s paintings – and at considerably less cost.
Water Lily House Series A, Panel 1
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Water Lily House Series A, Panel 2
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WaterLily House Series A, Panel 3
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Water Lily House Series A. Panels 1,2 & 3 as one Print
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Water Lily House Series B, Panel 1
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Water Lily House Series B. Panel 2
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Water Lily House Series B. Panel 3. Klaus Wuttke
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Water Lily House Series A. Panels 1,2 & 3 as one Print