Auction on
14 August 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) -
Le Galaxy, route des CréActeurs, BP 60089 - 14800 Deauville
At 18 years old, the future father of Impressionism was already famous for his caricatures, a fine example of which has just been sold in Deauville.
Claude Monet (1840-1926), caricature of Paul Bodereau, lawyer, charcoal and white chalk on brown paper signed “O. Monet”, 52.4 x 33.7 cm/20.62 x 13.26 in. Result: €110,880
Claude Monet (1840-1926), caricature of Paul Bodereau, lawyer, charcoal and white chalk on brown paper signed “O. Monet”, 52.4 x 33.7 cm/20.62 x 13.26 in. Result: €110,880
The drawing signed “O. Monet” (“O” for “Oscar”, his first name), sparked a fierce bidding war that culminated when the hammer fell at €110,880, over five times the high estimate. It is a charcoal and white chalk on brown paper caricature of…
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