Heritage auction house Christie’s will be listing Claude Monet‘s Nymphéas for auction. This will be the first time the painting has been presented at auction since its inception 125 years ago.
Painted circa 1897-1899, the painting is renowned because it was one of the first paintings Monet created based off his water-lily pond at his Giverny home, inspiring numerous legendary works. This work is one of seven from his first Nymphéas series which feature different sizes, colors and details but still keep the desired effect on the viewer.
A notable innovation of this painting is that it is the first of Monet’s works to exclude the horizon line. It is closely cropped to ensure the viewer focuses on all the details on the pond’s surface.
Cristian Albu, the deputy chairman and head of 20th/21st century art at Christie’s Asia Pacific remarked, “We are proud to present the auction debut of this Nymphéas masterpiece by Claude Monet at Christie’s Inaugural Evening Sale at The Henderson. As one of the few remaining rare works from Monet’s pioneering first Water Lilies series that is still in a private collection, with the rest residing in museums across the world, this painting is a true singular treasure.”
The auction will take place on September 26 at Christie’s New Asia Pacific Headquarters in Hong Kong. The painting is estimated to go for $25,000,000–35,000,000 USD and you can view it on Christie’s website.
