In early 1888, Monet set off for the French Riviera, soon landing in the easterly town of Antibes. Settled just above the coastline near the Plateau de la Garoupe, the artist became engrossed in his surroundings. For an artist accustomed to painting views of misty London and the outskirts of Paris and rugged north of France, the blazing light of Antibes provided endless new opportunities and pictorial challenges.
The canvases which resulted from this prodigious period capture myriad views of the region, numbering nearly forty pictures in total. Of this body of work, Antibes vue de la Salis distills the finest qualities of Monet's campaign, capturing the resplendent effect of the Mediterranean light upon the water, the Château Grimaldi in the distance and the grand sweep of foliage at the fore.
Presented in partnership with Celine, this breathtaking view features in the Modern Evening Auction taking place at Sotheby's New York on 15 May.
