A curved wooden bridge painted in pale blue-green arches across the center of the scene, its railings and supports rendered with thick, visible brushstrokes. Beneath the bridge, broad clusters of water lilies float on the pond, their petals touched with strokes of pink, white, and violet, scattered among patches of green and blue reflections. The surface of the water is densely layered with dabs and streaks of color, suggesting both the plants and the shimmering reflections of the surrounding vegetation.

Tall grasses and leafy plants crowd the lower left and right edges, their forms loosely defined by rapid, textured marks of paint. Behind the bridge, a dense wall of foliage rises, dominated by the sweeping forms of willow branches that cascade downwards in a curtain of yellow-green and blue-green tones. Light falls evenly across the scene, with no single source, and the colors throughout are cool and luminous, dominated by greens, blues, and touches of violet and pink.

The brushwork is energetic and layered, with visible ridges and swirls of paint that give the surface a lively, textured quality. The composition is structured by the strong horizontal of the bridge, dividing the painting into two bands: the reflective water and lilies below, and the dense greenery above. White Water Lilies is created by Claude Monet in 1899. The subject centers on nymphaea, or water lilies, along with water, a bridge, and abundant greenery, all elements visible in the image.

The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts identifies this painting as part of its collection.