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CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926)

Lot 38
28.06.2022 14:00UTC +00:00
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ID 792358
Lot 38 | CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926)
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CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926)

Nymphéas, temps gris

signed and dated ‘Claude Monet 1907’ (lower right)

oil on canvas

39 1⁄2 x 28 3⁄4 in. (100.2 x 73.2 cm.)

Painted in Giverny in 1907





Provenance

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist in July 1923.

Henri Canonne, Paris, by whom acquired from the above on 21 January 1924.

Anonymous sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 8 December 1961, lot 68.

Fritz & Peter Nathan, Zurich, by whom acquired at the above sale.

Acquavella Galleries, New York, by whom acquired from the above, circa 1962-1963.

Private Collection, New York & Paris, by whom acquired from the above, circa 1968.

Private Collection, New York & Paris, by 1971.

Onassis Family, Paris, circa 1974, and thence by descent; sale, Christie’s, New York, 2 May 2006, lot 11.

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.



Literature

Letter from Claude Monet to Durand-Ruel, 22 April 1909.

Letter from Claude Monet to Durand-Ruel, 29 April 1909.

Letter from Claude Monet to Durand-Ruel, 30 April 1909.

Letter from Claude Monet to Durand-Ruel, 6 May 1923.

L. Venturi, Les archives de l'Impressionnisme, vol. I, Paris, 1939, pp. 421-422.

D. Rouart, J.-D. Rey & R. Maillard, Monet Nymphéas, ou les miroirs du temps, Paris, 1972, n.p. (illustrated).

D. Wildenstein, Claude Monet, Biographie et catalogue raisonné, vol. IV, 1899-1926, Peintures, Lausanne & Paris, 1985, no. 1708, pp. 222, 376 & 416 (illustrated p. 223).

D. Wildenstein, Monet: Catalogue Raisonné, vol. IV, Cologne, 1996, no. 1708, p. 782 (illustrated p. 783).



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Les Nymphéas, Séries de Paysages d'eau par Claude Monet, May - June 1909, no. 31, n.p..

New York, Acquavella Galleries, Four Masters of Impressionism, October - November 1968, no. 66. n.p..



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Artist:Oscar-Claude Monet (1840 - 1926)
Applied technique:Oil, Painted
Medium:Canvas, Textile
Art style:Impressionism
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings
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