Auction on
05 December 2022 - 14:30 (CET) -
32, place des Lices - 35000 Rennes
In 1864, Claude Monet painted this rare, early oil on canvas of the Aval Cliff, an emblematic work that has been in a Breton private collection for nearly 25 years.
Claude Monet (1840-1926), Étretat, Arch and Cliff of Aval, 1864, oil on canvas, relined canvas, unsigned, 28 x 50 cm/11.02 x 19.68 in (detail). Estimate: €300,000/500,000
Claude Monet (1840-1926), Étretat, Arch and Cliff of Aval, 1864, oil on canvas, relined canvas, unsigned, 28 x 50 cm/11.02 x 19.68 in (detail). Estimate: €300,000/500,000
Claude Monet painted Étretat and its scenic cliffs so many times throughout his life that they could be used to track his artistic development. Many artists before him were swept away by the site in Normandy , which postcards and newspapers had already made famous in the 19 th century: the three arches, Amont, Manneporte and Aval, the highest, culminating at 80 meters/262.48 feet. Composer Jacques Offenbach…
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