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Two previously unseen Monet paintings from the private collection of the Schlumberger family are set to be auctioned in Paris in October by Sotheby’s. One painting, "Iris," is valued at €22 million to €30 million and has remained in the family home since it was acquired by Jeanne Schlumberger over a century ago. Alongside "Iris" will be three other Monet works and three paintings by Paul Cezanne, including "La Ferme" with an estimated value of €600,000 to €800,000. The sale coincides with the centenary of Monet's death and exhibitions celebrating his work in Paris.
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Sotheby’s announced on September 17 that the Schlumberger family, a prominent French billionaire clan, will auction off several unseen works by Impressionist master Claude Monet in Paris. The most notable piece is "Iris", a large painting valued between €22 million and €30 million—making it the highest estimate ever given for an artwork at auction in France. Another significant work is "Saule Pleureur" (Weeping Willow), estimated to sell for €9 million to €12 million.
The collection also features three paintings by Paul Cézanne, including “La Ferme” (The Farm), described as the largest Cézanne painting ever offered at auction and valued between €600,000 and €800,000. These artworks will be exhibited in Hong Kong and New York before the sale on October 22. Jeanne Schlumberger, a noted art collector who acquired "Iris," has kept it hidden away since its purchase in her family home.
The auction coincides with the centenary of Monet’s death on December 5, 1926, and will coincide with two exhibitions opening later that month: “Monet, Painting Time” and another exhibition focusing on landscape storytelling.
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Monets unseen by public emerge from billionaire family’s home for Paris auction
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Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris in October by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby’s said on Sept 17.
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“Iris”, a large painting Monet completed towards the end of his life, has been valued at €22 million (S$32 million) to €30 million.
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That represents “the highest estimate ever given for a painting offered at auction in France”, Sotheby’s said as it unveiled the sale at its Paris headquarters.
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It has never left the Schlumberger family’s home in Paris after being acquired by Jeanne Schlumberger (1889 –1983), who was described as “a brilliant art collector” by Sotheby’s art department co-head Thomas Bompard.
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Alongside “Iris”, three other canvases by Monet are included in the sale on Oct 22, among them “Saule Pleureur” (Weeping Willow), valued at €9 million to €12 million.
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The sale comes in the year marking the centenary of Monet’s death on Dec 5, 1926, which is being commemorated by two Paris exhibitions opening in late September: “Monet, Painting Time” and “Stories of Landscapes, from Monet to Hockney”.
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The Schlumberger collection, which will be shown in Hong Kong and New York before the sale, also includes three works by Paul Cezanne, among them “La Ferme” (The Farm), “the largest work by the artist ever to be offered at auction”, estimated at €600,000 to €800,000.
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