Claude Monet: Water Lilies (Le Bassin aux Nymphéas) Water Lilies is not a name of a single painting, but a name of a series of works. During his lifetime, Claude Monet comes back to this subject matter several times, and painted more than 250 water lilies paintings. Along with Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, Water Lilies are the most iconic images of Impressionism. The artwork shown in this movie is located in the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland.