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Dear Monsieur Monet Highlights Tour

Worldwide, September – November 2017

Highlights from Dear Monsieur Monet, a unique collection of works from the family of Claude Monet, will be on view at Christie’s London ahead of the November auction in Hong Kong.

Treasured by Monet’s family over many decades, this thrilling trove of 54 works, comprising of paintings, works on paper and Japanese prints, represents both Monet the artist and Monet the collector, alongside pieces by his artist friends, Eugène Boudin, Paul Signac and fascinating memorabilia.

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Blanche Hoschedé Monet (1865–1947), La maison de Monet à Giverny. Oil on canvas.

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Tour highlights

  • Louis Ritman (1889-1963)

    Still-life with flowers and apples
    signed ‘L. RITMAN’ (lower right); signed again 'LRITMAN' (on the reverse)
    oil on cardboard
    23.3/4 x 19.5/8 in. (60.5 x 50 cm.)
    Estimate
    $70,000–$100,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Blanche Hoschedé-Monet (1865-1947)

    La maison de Monet à Giverny
    oil on canvas
    23.3/8 x 28.5/8 in. (59.4 x 72.8 cm.)
    Estimate
    $100,000–$150,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Claude Monet (1840-1926)

    Trois arbres à Giverny (Peupliers)
    stamped with signature 'Claude Monet' (Lugt 1819b; lower right); stamped with signature 'Claude Monet' (on the reverse)
    oil on canvas
    28.3/4 x 36.3/8 in. (73.1 x 92.4 cm.)
    Painted in 1887
    Estimate
    $2,000,000–$3,000,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)

    Top:
    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
    Five stations : Nissaka, Kakegawa, Fukuroi, Mitsuke and Hamamatsu, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan eki goshuku meisho);
    Signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi shukuzu [sketched by Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi], published by Tsutaya Kichizo, circa 1830-35
    Oban yoko-e: 24.1 x 37.3 cm.

    Bottom:
    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
    Chiryu: Early Summer Horse Fair (Chiryu, shuka uma ichi), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no machi)
    Signed Hiroshige ga, published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido), circa 1833-34
    Oban yoko-e: 23.7 x 36 cm.
    Estimate
    $1,200–$1,800
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Claude Monet (1840-1926)

    Croquis d’enfants
    stamped with signature 'Claude Monet' (Lugt 1819b; lower right)
    pencil and estompe on tinted paper
    9 ⅛ x 12 ⅛ in. (23 x 30.8 cm.)
    Executed in 1857
    Estimate
    $20,000–$30,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Claude Monet (1840-1926)

    Barques échouées sur la plage
    stamped with signature 'Claude Monet'
    (Lugt 1819b; lower right of the support)
    black chalk on paper adhered to a support sheet
    7 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. (19.7 x 29.8 cm.)
    Executed circa 1860-61
    Estimate
    $50,000–$80,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Claude Monet (1840-1926)

    Yport, la nuit
    stamped with signature 'Claude Monet'
    (Lugt 1819b; lower right of the support)
    pastel on paper adhered to a support sheet
    5 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (13.2 x 26 cm.)
    Estimate
    $150,000–$250,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

    Salomé
    gouache, watercolor, brown and pink ink and pencil on laid paper
    6 ⅞ x 4 ⅜ in. (17.4 x 11.2 cm.)
    Executed circa 1895-97
    Estimate
    $50,000–$80,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Paul Signac (1863-1935)

    Autograph letter to Claude Monet
    dated, located and addressed ‘Chemin de richelieu la rochelle. 21 Juillet
    1920 Cher monsieur monet.' (below the composition); signed ‘Paul Signac’ (at the end of the letter)
    watercolor, pencil and ink on folded paper
    8 ⅛ x 13 ¼ in. (20.4 x 33.2 cm.)
    Executed in La Rochelle, 21 July 1920
    Estimate
    $50,000–$100,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet

  • Sacha Guitry (1885-1957)

    Claude Monet, Giverny, 1915
    gelatin silver print, aristotype
    annotated in pencil (verso)
    image: 4 x 3 in. (10.3 x 7.6 cm.)
    sheet: 4.3/8 x 3.3/8 in. (11 x 8.5 cm.)
    Estimate
    $2,000–$3,000
    Property
    Property from the family of Claude Monet


Tour information

Paris

  • Location

    9 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris

  • Viewing

    7–15 September

London

  • Location

    8 King Street, London SW7 3LD

  • Viewing

    30 Sep, 11am – 5pm
    1 Oct, 11am – 5pm
    2 Oct, 9am – 5pm
    3 Oct, 9am – 4pm
    4 Oct, 9am – 4pm
    5 Oct, 9am – 6pm
    6 Oct, 9am – 4pm

New York

  • Location

    20 Rockefeller Plaza
    New York, NY 10020

  • Viewing

    4–13 November
    Monday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm
    Sunday, 1pm – 5pm

Beijing

  • Location

    No. 82, Jinbao Street
    Dong Cheng District, Beijing

  • Viewing

    3–4 November

Shanghai

  • Location

    97 Yuanmingyuan Road
    Huangpu District, Shanghai

  • Viewing

    7–9 November


Sale information

Auction

  • Hong Kong Convention and
    Exhibition Centre
    No. 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai

    26 November 2017

  • Viewing

    24–26 November

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