Claude Monet (1840-1926) - Le Parlement, soleil couchantOil on canvas. Painted 1900-03.32 x 36.25 in
Claude Monet (1840-1926) - Le Parlement, soleil couchantOil on canvas. Painted 1900-03.32 x 36.25 inches, 81.2 x 92 cm. Estimate: US$40,000,000-60,000,000.Sold Christie’s, New York, 12 May 2022 for US$75,960,000.Part of the Anne H. Bass Collection.Anne Hendricks Bass (1941-2020) was a philanthropist and arts patron and former wife of the Texas oil billionaire Sid Bass. The twelve works in this sale include three Monets, two Rothkos, and a pastel, an oil and a sculpture by Degas. All adorned her 5th Avenue New York apartment. They have a combined estimate of between US$243-361 million. All lots sold for a buyer’s premium-inclusive total of US$363,087,500.The 136-page catalogue (144.4 MB) is available as a free pdf. Lots of informative text, supporting photos of other works of art, and the collection in situ in her residence. Simply pop the following into a new window:dubdubdubdot christies.com/PDF/catalog/2022/NYR21517_SaleCat.pdf -- source link
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