Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies

What you see

An arched footbridge spans the picture from side to side in the upper third, its ends slipping past the edges. There is no sky behind it, only a wall of foliage, with the hanging strands of a willow on the left. Below, the pond takes up more than half the canvas, covered in bands of lily pads that recede toward the bridge.

Green rules in every shade, with touches of white, pink and yellow in the blossoms. The floating pads are horizontal strokes, while the water between them mirrors the plants in vertical streaks. Look at the railing, painted in a pale greyish tone that lifts it off the background, and at the reddish signature in the lower right.