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Monets to Lead Sotheby’s London Imp-Mod Sale

June 6, 2014 by Marion Maneker

Monet, Antibes, Vue de Plateau Notre-Dame (6-8m GBP)
Monet, La Seine a Argenteuil (7-10m GBP)

Sotheby’s announces that two Monet works will lead their Impressionist and Modern sale in London this month:

The collection of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., visionary founder of the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise, who died earlier this year, will lead Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in London on 23 June 2014.  The group of four works, highlighted by two exquisite paintings by Claude Monet that represent the pinnacle of the Impressionist movement, was assembled by Mr Wilson with a remarkable vision over two decades ago. American Football as it is known today would not exist if it weren’t for Mr Ralph Wilson, but while he was best known as the longtime owner of the Buffalo Bills, privately he was a passionate collector of the highest order. Seeking out the finest examples of key artists of the Impressionist era, Wilson pursued great works of art and in the 1990s acquired these four canvases by the towering figures of the period.

 

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