Bords de la Seine à Argenteuil (Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil) is an oil painting by an unknown artist. The painting is a landscape depicting the River Seine at Argenteuil in France. It is owned by Englishman David Joel.
In 2011 Bords de la Seine à Argenteuil was featured on the British TV programme Fake or Fortune?, in an attempt to establish it as an authentic painting by Claude Monet.[1] After thorough research into the provenance of the painting, as well as forensic evidence and the opinions of many experts in the field, the painting was deemed to be almost certainly authentic. However, the painting has been rejected from inclusion in the catalogue raisonné by the Wildenstein Institute due to the opinion of Daniel Wildenstein, who examined the work only once before his death.
The title Bords de la Seine à Argenteuil along with the date, 1875, appears on the frame, and there is a painted signature purportedly of Claude Monet.[1]
The painting was sold by Georges Petit in 1918 to the Khalil Palace in Cairo, where it stayed until 1953.[1]
The painting was acquired by art historian David Joel in 1992 for £40,000.[1] The painting had previously been offered for sale at auction, but failed to reach its £500,000 reserve.[1] The painting was included by the Artizon Museum (then the Bridgestone Museum of Art) in "Monet: a Retrospective" in 1994.[2][verification needed]
In the years since he purchased it, Joel has attempted to establish it as an authentic Monet. The widely accepted authority on Monet's work is the catalogue raisonné published by the Wildenstein Institute in Paris.
Investigation
Fiona Bruce (a journalist) and Philip Mould (an art dealer and historian) investigated the painting in the first episode of the first series of the TV programme Fake or Fortune?, first aired on 19 June 2011.[1][3] Previous to this investigation, the Wildenstein Institute had examined the painting once, after the death of Daniel Wildenstein, not accepting it as genuine.[1]
The programme had the picture scanned, the paints analysed, and the brushwork and signature examined by experts. The programme argued that the painting was genuine, an opinion shared by a number of experts.[1] However the Wildenstein Institute did not accept their arguments, and maintains that the painting is a fake, based predominantly on the connoisseurship of the late Daniel Wildenstein.[1][4]
An image of the painting from Monet's obituary in Le Figaro (1926)
The Institute has since been provided with further evidence suggesting the painting is genuine, but the Wildenstein Institute has not changed its verdict and the painting remains excluded from its catalogue raisonné.
Similar works
Monet painted a number of scenes in the Argenteuil area. An acknowledged work with the same title was painted by Monet in 1872. This work was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York for $4.8 million in 2005.[5]
Businessman Ralph Wilson acquired a Monet painting with the title La Seine a Argenteuil in 1997 from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Wilson held the painting until his death in 2014, at which point it was put up for auction. Wilson's Monet is worth between $12 million and $17 million.[6]
^Monet: a retrospective; 11 February-7 April, 1994, Bridgestone Museum of Art; 16 April-12 June, 1994, Nagoya City Art Museum; 18 June-31 July, 1994, Hiroshima Museum of Art. Paul Hayes Tucker, Burijisuton Bijutsukan, Nagoya-shi Bijutsukan, and Hiroshima Bijutsukan. Nagoya Chunichi Shimbun, 1994. OCLC 30368644
^Freeman, Len (19 June 2011). "BBC programme preview". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
^TV and Radio. "Telegraph programme review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
^"Auction report". Nysun.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
^Wawrow, John (5 June 2014). Bills owner's estate auctioning off art collection. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
February 05, 2023
bords, seine, argenteuil, banks, seine, argenteuil, painting, unknown, artist, painting, landscape, depicting, river, seine, argenteuil, france, owned, englishman, david, joel, artistclaude, monet, mediumoil, canvasownerdavid, joelnot, confused, with, painting. Bords de la Seine a Argenteuil Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil is an oil painting by an unknown artist The painting is a landscape depicting the River Seine at Argenteuil in France It is owned by Englishman David Joel Bords de la Seine a ArgenteuilArtistClaude Monet MediumOil on canvasOwnerDavid JoelNot to be confused with the painting with the same name by Manet see Argenteuil Manet In 2011 Bords de la Seine a Argenteuil was featured on the British TV programme Fake or Fortune in an attempt to establish it as an authentic painting by Claude Monet 1 After thorough research into the provenance of the painting as well as forensic evidence and the opinions of many experts in the field the painting was deemed to be almost certainly authentic However the painting has been rejected from inclusion in the catalogue raisonne by the Wildenstein Institute due to the opinion of Daniel Wildenstein who examined the work only once before his death Contents 1 Fake or Fortune investigation 1 1 History 1 2 Investigation 2 Similar works 3 See also 4 ReferencesFake or Fortune investigation EditHistory Edit The title Bords de la Seine a Argenteuil along with the date 1875 appears on the frame and there is a painted signature purportedly of Claude Monet 1 The painting was sold by Georges Petit in 1918 to the Khalil Palace in Cairo where it stayed until 1953 1 The painting was acquired by art historian David Joel in 1992 for 40 000 1 The painting had previously been offered for sale at auction but failed to reach its 500 000 reserve 1 The painting was included by the Artizon Museum then the Bridgestone Museum of Art in Monet a Retrospective in 1994 2 verification needed In the years since he purchased it Joel has attempted to establish it as an authentic Monet The widely accepted authority on Monet s work is the catalogue raisonne published by the Wildenstein Institute in Paris Investigation Edit Fiona Bruce a journalist and Philip Mould an art dealer and historian investigated the painting in the first episode of the first series of the TV programme Fake or Fortune first aired on 19 June 2011 1 3 Previous to this investigation the Wildenstein Institute had examined the painting once after the death of Daniel Wildenstein not accepting it as genuine 1 The programme had the picture scanned the paints analysed and the brushwork and signature examined by experts The programme argued that the painting was genuine an opinion shared by a number of experts 1 However the Wildenstein Institute did not accept their arguments and maintains that the painting is a fake based predominantly on the connoisseurship of the late Daniel Wildenstein 1 4 An image of the painting from Monet s obituary in Le Figaro 1926 The Institute has since been provided with further evidence suggesting the painting is genuine but the Wildenstein Institute has not changed its verdict and the painting remains excluded from its catalogue raisonne Similar works EditMonet painted a number of scenes in the Argenteuil area An acknowledged work with the same title was painted by Monet in 1872 This work was sold at a Sotheby s auction in New York for 4 8 million in 2005 5 Businessman Ralph Wilson acquired a Monet painting with the title La Seine a Argenteuil in 1997 from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Wilson held the painting until his death in 2014 at which point it was put up for auction Wilson s Monet is worth between 12 million and 17 million 6 See also EditList of paintings by Claude Monet The Seine at Argenteuil 1873 by MonetReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i Monet Fake or Fortune Episode 1 19 June 2011 BBC Retrieved 4 August 2011 Monet a retrospective 11 February 7 April 1994 Bridgestone Museum of Art 16 April 12 June 1994 Nagoya City Art Museum 18 June 31 July 1994 Hiroshima Museum of Art Paul Hayes Tucker Burijisuton Bijutsukan Nagoya shi Bijutsukan and Hiroshima Bijutsukan Nagoya Chunichi Shimbun 1994 OCLC 30368644 Freeman Len 19 June 2011 BBC programme preview BBC Retrieved 28 April 2012 TV and Radio Telegraph programme review The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 28 April 2012 Auction report Nysun com Retrieved 28 April 2012 Wawrow John 5 June 2014 Bills owner s estate auctioning off art collection Associated Press Retrieved 5 June 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bords de la Seine a Argenteuil amp oldid 1134629149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
