Claude Monet - Camille à l'ombrelle verte 1876
Camille à l'ombrelle verte 1876
81x59cm oil/canvas
Sold for: USD 9.43 million
Auction house: Sotheby’s, New York
Sale date: 09 May 2016
Seller: Private Collection
Buyer: Anonymous buyer
From Sotheby’s, New York:
Camille à l'ombrelle verte is a charming depiction of Monet's wife strolling through the garden of their family home in Argenteuil. Monet and his family moved to Argenteuil, a suburb near Paris, in 1871, and lived there for the following six years. Painted in 1876, the year of the second Impressionist exhibition, this work is not only a fine example of Monet's early Impressionist technique, but also provides insight into the artist's personal life. Camille Doncieux became Monet's partner in 1866; much to the disapproval of their families, the two lived together for the following four years, and finally married in 1870. Camille, who was to die of tuberculosis in September 1879, was 29 at the time Monet painted the present work. She provided a constant source of inspiration for the artist, who often painted her in moments of leisure, sometimes with their son Jean.