Impressionist Auction Records: Monet, Renoir, Manet Lead Top Sales
In 2019, Claude Monet's 'Meules,' painted in 1890, fetched an impressive $110.7 million at Sotheby's, marking the highest auction price for Impressionist works. Previously, another Monet haystack sold for $81.4 million at Christie's in 2018. His 'Nymphéas en fleur' (c. 1914–1917) reached $84.7 million at Christie's in 2014. Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'Bal du moulin de la Galette' (1876) was sold for $78.1 million at Sotheby's in 1990, while Édouard Manet's 'Le Printemps' (1881) garnered $65.1 million at Christie's in 2014. Gustave Caillebotte's 'Jeune homme à sa fenêtre' (1876) sold for $53 million at Christie's in 2021. Other significant sales included Pissarro's 'Boulevard Montmartre' (1897) for $32.1 million and Morisot's 'Après le déjeuner' (1881) for $10.9 million.
Key facts
- Claude Monet's 'Meules' sold for $110.7 million at Sotheby's in 2019, the highest Impressionist auction price.
- Monet's 'Nymphéas en fleur' sold for $84.7 million at Christie's in 2014.
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'Bal du moulin de la Galette' sold for $78.1 million at Sotheby's in 1990.
- Édouard Manet's 'Le Printemps' sold for $65.1 million at Christie's in 2014 to the J. Paul Getty Museum.
- Gustave Caillebotte's 'Jeune homme à sa fenêtre' sold for $53 million at Christie's New York in 2021 to the J. Paul Getty Museum.
- Camille Pissarro's 'Boulevard Montmartre, matinée de printemps' sold for $32.1 million at Sotheby's in 2014.
- Berthe Morisot's 'Après le déjeuner' sold for approximately $10.9 million at Christie's in 2013, setting an artist record.
- Alfred Sisley's 'Effet de neige à Louveciennes' sold for $9.1 million at Sotheby's London in March 2017, setting an artist record.
Entities
Artists
- Claude Monet
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Camille Pissarro
- Édouard Manet
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Berthe Morisot
- Alfred Sisley
- Jeanne Demarsy
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Judith Leyster
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
- Angelica Kauffman
- Rosa Bonheur
- René Caillebotte
Institutions
- Sotheby's
- Christie's
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Musée D’Orsay
- Museum Langmatt, Baden
- The Phillips Collection
- Grand Hôtel de Russie
- Galerie Magazine
Locations
- Giverny
- France
- Paris
- Switzerland
- New York
- United States
- Venice
- Italy
- Argenteuil
- Louveciennes
- London
- United Kingdom