A Drouot employee poses with the painting "Les Saules, Giverny, 1886" (The Willows, Giverny), by painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) ahead of its auction at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, November 3, 2023.
The landscape "Les Saules, Giverny" ("The Willows, Giverny"), dating from 1886, is reappearing on the French art market, where Monet’s paintings have become increasingly rare.
"Paintings of Claude Monet of this scale, of this dimension no longer really exist among French families.
Though not as famous as Monet's water lilies or the Gare Saint Lazare paintings, which can command prices reaching 100 million euros, "Les Saules, Giverny" bears the artist's trademark style.
"It's an oeuvre typical of Claude Monet, notably by the brush strokes and how he makes the light come out," Nordmann said.
Persons:
Claude Monet, Abdul Saboor, Ader, They're, David Nordmann, Les, Nordmann, Monet, Mary Cassatt, Clotaire Achi, Michaela Cabrera, Dominique Vidalon, Bill Berkrot
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Saint Lazare, Thomson
Locations:
Giverny, Paris, France, Nice, American