The selection is represented by works present in Private sale di Christie's and expresses in its breadth the impressionist movement, its origins and its lasting legacy, featuring masterpieces by Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, among others.
In London, the exhibition will present the magnificent view Les Saules, Giverny di Claude Monet di Les Saules, (The Willows at Giverny), painted in 1889. This is one of two canvases depicting the beautiful and tranquil view near Monet's house, the surrounding landscape that was the artist's enduring. his muse from 1883 until his death in 1926. The work is an example of Monet's mastery of plein air painting, a technique he pioneered with other Impressionist artists during the 70s and 80s. Nineteenth century.
Another highlight of the London exhibition is Vue de Rouen di Paul Gauguin, dating to the last stages of the official Impressionist movement in the mid-1880s. Executed in a bold palette of lime green, cobalt blue, and orange, the painting reveals the Impressionists' pioneering use of pure color and points to the brilliant hues that would dominate Gaugin's depictions of Tahiti in the 1890s.
Underlining the New York exhibition at Rockefeller Center is a work by Alfred Sisley, Route de l'Abreuvoir en hiver, Marly-le-Roi. Painted in 1875, this artist's early snow landscape has not been offered for public sale for over a century, so it is fresh on the market. In the winter of 1874-75 the artist painted six pictures of Marly-le-Roi, two of which are in the permanent collections of the Musée d'Orsay and the National Gallery in London. Another highlight of the New York exhibition is Portrait of fillettes on a blue background di Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
This exemplary work by the French master showcases his talent for portraiture, particularly with children, demonstrating the ease with which he uniquely captured their youthful nature.
