One of Claude Monet's most iconic paintings is expected to garner in excess of $55 million at an auction Tuesday evening. Monet's 1890 oil-on-canvas masterpiece 'Meules,' perhaps the most revered painting from his 'Haystacks' series, is leading a private collection of impressionist
One of Claude Monet's most iconic paintings is expected to garner in excess of $55 million at an auction Tuesday evening.
"Meules" depicts"gigantic conical structures," composed of wheat or grain, stacked in such a way to allow the stalks to dry and prevent mold, according to Sotheby's. The stacks depicted in the painting show stores for wheat and grain, despite the"popular misconception" that it was for hay, according to a description for the piece by the auction house.
"It is these 'series' pictures of haystacks, the Rouen Cathedral, and water lilies in Giverny that would eventually come to define his immense contribution to not only Impressionism, but also Abstraction and 20th century art," Lampley said in a statement, adding that the painting showcases Monet as"an unparalleled landscape painter" and"a radically innovative conceptual artist.
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