Monet, Claude. Water Lilies. Fine Arts Museum
of San Francisco: San Francisco, c. 1914.
Grandes Décorations was not the only water lily inspired work produced when Monet began painting again after his tragic loss. He also painted more versions of the water lilies, in a more abstract form than previously. This can be seen in his Water Lilies (c. 1914) where the colors are more vibrant and the lilies look less realistic. Monet’s troubles with eyesight due do cataracts in his old age also 
influenced his different use of color and increasingly blurry brush strokes. In 1916, Monet’s eyes were operated on to remove the cataracts. He was able to read, yet other aspects of his vision were compromised. Colors were darker and often altered (Sagner). Monet experienced xanthopsia where hues were seen with too much of a yellow hue. The purplish blue tint of Blue Water Lilies (1916-19) can be attributed to a similar condition called cyanopsia (Dunbar). Despite these minor set backs, Monet continued to persevere at capturing his pond at Giverny.
Monet, Claude. Blue Water Lilies.
Musee d’ Orsay: Paris, 1916-19.