This fall at an auction of impressionist and modern Christie's painting of the "Spring" by Edouard Manet with an estimate of 25-35 million dollars

the top-лотов autumn auction season, Christie's will become the canvas of Edouard Manet's "Spring". The canvas will be put up for sale as part of the evening auction "Art of impressionism and modernism", which will be held on 5 November 2014. Estimated cost of work is 25-35 million dollarov@

This masterpiece first appeared on the market. For more than a century since its creation, it was in a private collection, and the last 20 years was exhibited at the National gallery of art (Washington, USA). Revenue from the sale of paintings will be sent in a private American Foundation, engaged in charitable work in the field of environmental protection and zdravoohranenia@

Brooke Lampl, head of the Department of art of impressionism and modernism: "After the wonderful exhibition "Impressionism, fashion and modernity" which was virtually built around the works of Manet, we were entrusted with the sale of this outstanding masterpiece. On this picture there are all the key themes, characteristic of the painting of the time, — nature, femininity, fashion and society. This is one of the most famous works by Manet, which incorporates the distinctive features of his revolutionary painting style".

since mid 1860-х, Manet already had a reputation as one of the leading portrait painters among the representatives of the new painting. As a symbol of spring Manet used the image of the actress Jeanne Demarse — reception, common in art since antiquity, in this case supplemented revolutionary picturesque technikai@

implicating the works of Goya and the portraits of ladies of the early Renaissance, Manet portrayed Joan in profile. About the arrival of spring tells floral print dress, umbrella with lace, hat with blooming flowers and verdant foliage of rhododendrons in the background. The artist managed to finish only two paintings, devoted to the seasons, — real "Spring" and "Autumn" in the collection of the Museum of fine arts in Nancy@

Adrien Meyer, international Director: "this impressive painting Manet captured the playful and at the same time confident to broadcast Demarse in the way of spring. Black contours highlight the fragility of the female figure. Manet glorifies the image of the modern woman — free and feminine that attracts and rejects the views of others. This is one of the last works of the artist are truly Museum quality entering the auction. When collectors will have this unique chance?"

"Spring" was exhibited at the Paris salon in 1882, along with "Bar at the Folies-Бержер" — other universally recognized masterpiece of Manet. Up to this point, participation in the Salons do not always justify the hopes of the artist to recognition and success, but these two works exhibited only a year before his untimely death, was greeted with great enthusiasm and forced society to reconsider their views on creativity in Manet celom@

"This is one of the best, most original and harmonious paintings of Manet at the moment", — wrote about the "Spring" on may 4, 1882, the correspondent of "Le Gaulois" Louis de Forked@

the First owner of the painting in 1883 became Antonin Proust, journalist and friend of the artist, who offered him the idea of creating a series of works devoted to the seasons. In 1902 it passed into the hands of the owner of a major collection of impressionist art and famous Opera singer Jean-Батиста fora, providing assistance Manet. In 1907 the picture was bought by art-дилер Durand-Рюэль, crossed it in my new-йоркскую gallery, where she was purchased by the current owner's ancestors in 1909, and then was in a private collection more veca@

"Spring" will be auctioned in new-Йорке after a series of pre-auction exhibitions — in Hong Kong, London, Paris and Нью-Йорке.

Source: press-релиз Christie's