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Vintage matte-finish 8.25 x 6.5 platinum photographic print of Claude Monet by esteemed Russian-French photographer Pierre Choumoff, which depicts the Impressionist master at his Giverny home studio, standing in front of one of the huge canvases for his famous Nymphéas (Water Lillies) series, signed on the original studio mount in fountain pen, “Claude Monet.” The lower right corner of the photo bears Choumoff’s studio mark. Tastefully framed to an overall size of 15.75 x 13.25. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing to the image.
Monet’s Water Lilies stands among the most celebrated achievements of Impressionism. Consisting of approximately 250 canvases, the series was inspired by the artist’s enchanting gardens at his home in Giverny. Over the final three decades of his career, Monet returned again and again to this subject, capturing the ever-changing play of light and reflection across the pond’s surface. Many of these works were created during a period when Monet struggled with cataracts, a condition that subtly transformed his vision and imbued the paintings with a distinctive, almost dreamlike quality. A magnificently rare signed portrait of the revered French artist, posing proudly before one of his most enduring series.
Provenance: Christie's: 19th & 20th Century Photographs, October 1991.
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