Auction on
06 June 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Château d'Artigny, 92, rue de Monts - 37250 Montbazon
Monet uses subtle variations in light to depict this town in Normandy, opening towards the sea and a new horizon.
Claude Monet (1840-1926), La Ville de Dieppe (The City of Dieppe), 1882, oil on canvas, 60 x 74 cm/23.6 x 29.1 in. Estimate: €1.5/2 M
Claude Monet (1840-1926), La Ville de Dieppe (The City of Dieppe), 1882, oil on canvas, 60 x 74 cm/23.6 x 29.1 in. Estimate: €1.5/2 M
On February 5, 1882, at dawn, just as the countryside was beginning to lighten, Claude Monet (1840-1946) left Poissy for Dieppe, where he arrived late after missing his connection at Mantes. His journey to the seaside resort was clearly no coincidence; he grew up in Normandy, and during the time of the Impressionists , Dieppe hosted a colony of artists exploring an approach that combined both emulation…
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