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Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 'Water Lilies', 1906

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Bidding on Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 'Water Lilies', 1906

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Hammer price

$43,000
14 bids4 biddersReserve met
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A buyer’s premium of 10% applies to the hammer price. At $43,000 that is $4,300, for a total of $47,300 excluding shipping and any applicable tax.

Consigned by

Rafael Ortiz-Bennett

@ortizbennett

4.7 from 96 sales

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Catalogue note

Oil on canvas. 89.9 × 94.1 cm (35 3/8 × 37 1/16 in.); Framed: 103.2 × 107 × 5.8 cm (40 5/8 × 42 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.). Claude Monet, 1906.

The Art Institute of Chicago publishes an ownership history for this object, reproduced in full under Provenance below. It is given exactly as the institution records it — an unbroken chain is the one thing a catalogue note cannot manufacture, and the one thing a buyer most wants to read.

Dimensions are those given by the holding institution and are sight measurements unless stated. No ultraviolet or infrared examination has been carried out for this catalogue; prospective buyers are asked to satisfy themselves as to condition. Catalogue data for this lot is drawn from The Art Institute of Chicago's open-access collections record (CC0 1.0 (descriptions CC-BY 4.0)).

Provenance

The artist (d. 1926); sold to Durand-Ruel, Paris (3/4 interest), and Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (1/4 interest), June 3, 1909, for 14,000 francs [this and the following per Durand-Ruel, Paris, stock book for 1901–13 (no. 9082, as Les nymphéas, paysage d’eau, série de 1906), as confirmed by Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel, Durand-Ruel Archives, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Feb. 21, 2013, curatorial object file]; sold to Henri Bernstein, Paris, May 29, 1909, for 20,000 francs [see previous: the Durand-Ruel Archives notes that “the apparent chronological anomaly between the dates of the purchase and of the sale is not unusual”]; sold to Durand-Ruel, Paris, Aug. 9, 1909, for 20,000 francs [per Durand-Ruel, Paris, stock book for 1901–13 (no. 9134, as Les nymphéas, paysage d’eau, série de 1906), as confirmed by Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel, Durand-Ruel Archives, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Feb. 21, 2013, curatorial object file]; on deposit to Durand-Ruel, New York, Apr. 1911 [per Durand-Ruel, New York, deposit book for 1894–1925 (no. 7606, as Les nymphéas, paysage d’eau, série de 1906), as confirmed by Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel, Durand-Ruel Archives, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Feb. 21, 2013, curatorial object file]; sold to Durand-Ruel, New York, Feb. 10, 1914 [this and the following per Durand-Ruel, New York, stock book for 1904–24 (no. 3768, as Les nymphéas, paysage d’eau, série de 1906), as confirmed by Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel, Durand-Ruel Archives, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Feb. 21, 2013, curatorial object file]; sold to Martin A. Sold by Durand-Ruel, New York, to Martin A. Ryerson (d. 1932), Chicago, Feb. 10, 1914, for $5,000 [see previous; also a purchase receipt on Durand-Ruel letterhead, dated February 10, 1914, details that this painting (no. 3768, Monet, Les nymphéas, paysage d’eau, 1906) was acquired by M. A. Ryerson, in addition to two other paintings (no. 3668, Monet, La cabane de douaniers, 1897 (cat. 35); and no. 3646, Monet, Waterloo Bridge, London,1903) (cat. 39) for $20,000, photocopy in curatorial object file]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1933.

Condition

Good

Honest wear throughout. Structurally sound and complete.

Condition reports are the house’s opinion, offered in good faith. Lots are sold as viewed; the absence of a remark does not imply the absence of a fault.

Bidding history14 bids from 4 bidders

  1. N••• K.Leading

    Bid

    $43,000

  2. D••• F.

    Bid

    $42,000

  3. Y••• D.

    Automatic bid

    $41,000

  4. Y••• D.

    Bid

    $38,000

  5. G••• L.

    Automatic bid

    $37,000

  6. G••• L.

    Bid

    $35,000

  7. N••• K.

    Automatic bid

    $34,000

  8. N••• K.

    Bid

    $33,000

  9. D••• F.

    Automatic bid

    $32,000

  10. D••• F.

    Bid

    $31,000

  11. Y••• D.

    Automatic bid

    $30,000

  12. Y••• D.

    Bid

    $28,000

  13. G••• L.

    Automatic bid

    $27,000

  14. G••• L.

    Bid

    $26,000

Bidders are shown by initial, as they would be by paddle in the room. Bids marked “automatic” were placed by the house on a bidder’s behalf, against a maximum only they can see.

Terms of sale

Buyer's premium
10% of the hammer price, added to your invoice.
Reserve
This lot carries a confidential reserve. It will not sell below it.
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Settlement
Funds are held on deposit while you lead, and released the moment you are outbid.

Catalogue record

This lot describes a real object held by The Art Institute of Chicago, whose collection data is published for open access. The object is not for sale; it stands in here so the saleroom can be demonstrated against genuine catalogue records rather than invented ones.

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