Henry Moret, from Normandy to Brittany

Published on 12 May 2022, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 19 May 2022 - 15:00 (CEST) - Le Clos Saint-Marc, 40, rue Victor-Hugo - 76000 Rouen

Originally from Normandy but a resident of Brittany, Henry Moret is at the heart of the important collection of Mr. X., essentially focused on modern painting and those tied to Normandy.

Henry Moret (1856-1913), Le Ramassage du goémon sur la plage de Trévignon, 1907,... Henry Moret, from Normandy to Brittany

Henry Moret (1856-1913), Le Ramassage du goémon sur la plage de Trévignon, 1907, oil on canvas signed and dated, 60 x 92 cm (24 x 36 in).
Estimate: €80,000/100,000

When Mr. X, a brilliant entrepreneur from Elbeuf retired in the early 2000s, he decided to embark on collecting paintings. His first choices take pride in his home region: Normandy, which welcomed many precursors of modernity. Alongside Eugène Boudin, the Dufy brothers, Pinchon, Lebourg,…

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