After Claude Monet, The Sea at Belle-Isle, 1918, Lithograph

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A lithograph after Claude Monet from "Die Skizzenmappe - Zeichnungen französischer Meister des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts" portfolio with text by Julius … Read more A lithograph after Claude Monet from "Die Skizzenmappe - Zeichnungen französischer Meister des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts" portfolio with text by Julius Elias, published by Marees-Gesellschaft in Munich in 1911-1918, one year before the Van Gogh portfolio, in an edition of 100 only. The portfolio consisted of 70 lithographic reproductions of drawings and watercolors by Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, Armand Guillaumin, Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, George Seurat, Paul Signac, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Auguste Rodin.
As stated in the colophon, it took the publisher 7 years to complete the series.
The artwork is accompanied by a copy of the colophon.

Claude Monet (1840-1926), after
"Das Meer bei Belle-Isle" (The Sea at Belle-Isle)
a.k.a. La Côte Sauvage, the Wild Coast
Colour Lithograph
Year (conceived): 1892 ca.
Year (printed): 1918
Edition: 57/100
Size (overall): 480 x 322 mm
Size of the image: 212 x 294 mm
in the original passepartout, blind-numbered 19

Signed "Claude Monet", bottom right
Blind seal of the publisher, bottom right corner

Numbered 57 on the colophon, from an overall edition of 100

Printer: André Marty
Publisher: Marées-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co., München, 1918

Excellent condition (few signs of age in the passepartout)

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This lithograph is after an important subject by Claude Monet, a figure for whom the study of the sea was a lifelong obsession. Titled ""Das Meer bei Belle-Isle" (The Sea at Belle-Isle) or La Côte Sauvage (the Wild Coast), this work is a raw and powerful study of the dramatic Normandy coast. The print, part of a prestigious and now rare portfolio published by the Marees-Gesellschaft, exemplifies the great quality of these reproductions. The lithograph expertly captures the energy of the original charcoal drawing, with its expressive, searching lines that convey the crashing waves and the formidable texture of the rocks.

For Monet, the sea was an ever-changing subject, and he was tireless in his efforts to capture its transient nature. He often worked en plein air, producing sketches and studies like this one to capture the spontaneity and atmospheric effects of a scene before committing to paint. This print, therefore, is not merely a picture of a coastline; it is a direct glimpse into the artist's process, revealing the foundational drawing skills that underpinned his revolutionary paintings. It is a rare and valuable testament to the dynamism and formal mastery of one of art history's most celebrated figures. This piece has an attribution mark,
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