Monet
Hi All, I thought you’d like to see one of our latest fine art reproductions of Claude Monets ‘ End of Summer Morning‘ (part of Monet’s Haystacks series) Claude Monet painted a series of 25 haystack paintings, which he begun in 1890 and continued through that spring. Monet’s series of haystacks were painted near his [...]
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Claude Monet’s 1905 Nympheas painting sold last night, 7th November 2012, for $43 million! The water-lily painting was estimated to fetch between $30 – $50 Million so it managed to reach the high-end of the pre-sale estimate. Considering 30% of the paintings being sold at Christie’s failed to find buyers and not to forget Monet’s [...]
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Tomorrow, November 7th 2012, at Christie’s New York, Claude Monet’s Nympheas, painted in 1905 is to go up for auction and is estimated to fetch between $30 – $50 Million! Claude Monet‘s paintings of his now famous water lily pond are probably the most admired masterpieces in the world. Between 1905 and 1908, Monet [...]
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Ever since we decided to go to Paris for the weekend, I started nagging my husband to stop over in Argenteuil. You see, we’ve hand-painted quite a lot of art reproductions of Monet’s Bridge at Argenteuil then there’s Renoir’s painting of Claude Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil, 1873 and Renoir’s painting entitled: The [...]
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As Monet’s Japanese Footbridge is our art reproduction of the month, I thought I’d show you our actual reproduction oil painting of it. Monet moved from Paris to Giverny in 1883 where he lived until his death. The Japanese Foot-bridge, which spans across the water-lily pond he created, appears in several of his works from [...]
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My husband and I have just come back from a wonderful trip after seeing Monet’s Garden and House in Giverny. What a beautiful spot. I can certainly see why after Monet and his family moved to Giverny, he apparently exclaimed, “I am in ecstasy. Giverny is a splendid place for me!” Apart from the [...]
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