Up for auction at Christie's may 11, exhibited a picture of Claude Monet's "houses of Parliament at sunset" 1902 estimate: 35-45 million dollars

One of the favorites thematic auction Christie's "the Past as a reference point", which will take place on may 11 in new York, will become the masterpiece by Claude Monet's "houses of Parliament at sunset" in 1902, is estimated at 35-45 million dollarov@

Jussi Pylkkanen, President of Christie's: "This beautiful and expressive painting by Monet is one of the best images of the building of the London Parliament brush greatest artist of the nineteenth century. Moreover, it marks the beginning of a new era in painting, as a new generation inspired by the experience of Monet's artists began to relate more freely to color in his own work, creating a superb abstract composition based on reality. Thus, it also marks the end of academic painting, recognizing Monet reputation as the father of modern art".

Painting by Claude Monet's "houses of Parliament at sunset" refers to a series of enchanting beauty of the paintings, which defined a new stage in his work and paving the way for the creation of the final painting cycle throughout his life — the famous "water Lilies". On a series of nineteen paintings of buildings of Parliament London Monet began to work in 1900-1901. They were all written late afternoon or early vecherom@

the Outlines of the Palace of Westminster, like a fantastic Mirage, rise above the water surface on a background of clouds, which are transparent pink rays Solnca@

of the total number of paintings in the series, only five (including "the houses of Parliament at sunset") are still in private collections, and the remaining fourteen are included in the collections of major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of art in new York, the National gallery of art in Washington, the musée d'orsay in Paris and the Pushkin Museum to them. A. C. in Pushkin Mosque@

"the houses of Parliament at sunset" — one of three works by Monet, offered for sale in the upcoming may auction Christie's. During the evening auction dedicated to the works of art from the collection of the former Chairman of Goldman Sachs John C. Whitehead, the hammer will go Dating back to 1888 "Morning landscape at Giverny" (estimate 6-8 million dollars) and is written in 1885 painting "Haystacks at Giverny", anticipating the emergence of the famous series of 1890-1891 years (estimate 12-18 million dollars).

Source: press release Christie's

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