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Claude Monet (1840-1926) Collectors Exhibitions
HM Queen Elizabeth II Mr Igor Landau 1976 Maisons-Laffitte 2000 Paris – Espace Sisley
Having been to Giverny and many times to the Musée Marmotan,
HM The King of Morocco Mr and Mrs. Amaury de Lanquesaing 1977 Deauville Toyko – Gallery & Company
I obviously knew Monet, and the catalogue raisonné of his work
HH Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani Mr and Mrs Christopher P Lemaire 1978 Cannes 2002 Paris – Galerie La Cymaise
is in my library. But all this seemed to fall asleep in the evidence
Sheikh Johaan al Thani Mr and Mrs John Magnier 1979 Paris – Galerie La Cymaise London – Osborne Studio Gallery
of a Master so recognized. One morning I heard a writer on the
Al Shaqab Racing Lord and Lady Moynihan 1981 Bruxelles – Galerie l’Art Animalier 2003 Palm Beach – The Artis Group Ltd
radio talking about his book concerning Monet. I rushed to buy
Calumet Stud, USA Mr Julian Muscat 1983 Paris – Galerie La Cymaise 2004 Dax – Le Musée de Borda
his book “Deux remords de Claude Monet”. A marvel! As I turned
Gainesway Stud, USA The Niarchos Family 1985 Miami – Chilshom Gallery Palm Beach – The Artis Group Ltd
each page, I lived his life, I saw his palette, his reasoning, his daily
Spendthrift Stud, USA Count and Countess d’Ornano 1986 Paris – Galerie La Cymaise London – Osborne Studio Gallery
routine. I cried with him and I felt enthused with him about his
Cash Asmussen The late Sir Peter O’Sullevan 1990 Dax 2005 Paris
achievements. Going back through the catalogue to visualise the
Mr and Mrs Patrick Barbe Mr and Mrs John Oxx 1991 Jerez de la Frontera 2006 New York – Gerald Blanc Gallery
works mentioned, such as: “la Capeline Rouge”, Paris, Argenteuil,
Mr and Mrs Bernard Barsi Mr and Mrs Jonathan Pease 1992 Library Gallery, Lexington 2007 Saratoga – The Beresford Gallery
Betheuil, Bazille, Degas, Manet, Renoir, all these names make
Mr and Mrs C.H. de Chaudenay Mr and Mrs Oliver Peslier Nimes London Osborne Studio Gallery
you dizzy, and from this vertigo, comes a desire; a desire to paint!
Mr Alan Cooper Mr Bertrand Puech 1993 Hong Kong 2008 Toyko – Promo Arte Gallery
This was the fuel for the studies and the painting “Claude Monet”.
Mr and Mrs John D Cotton Mr and Mrs Renaud de Hautecloque Deauville 2010 Paris – Galerie du Pont Neuf
A special moment in my work. As if the Master was inviting
Mr and Mrs Francois Doumen Mr and Mrs Barry Saunders 1994 Bordeaux Baltimore – Ladew Gardens
me to dare. At my little level I dared... and advanced. Thank you
Mr and Mrs Neil Drysdale Mr and Mrs George Strawbridge Madrid 2011 London – Osborne Studio Gallery
Mr Monet.
The late Mr John Dunlop Mr Christopher Tsui 1995 Nîmes – Carré d’Art 2012 Paris – Galerie du Pont Neuf
Hubert de Watrigant Mr and Mrs Andre Fabre Mrs Ling Tsui Paris – Galerie La Cymaise 2014 Shanghai – Galerie Dumonteil
Jean René Fourtou Baron and Baroness von Ullman 1996 London – Osborne Studio Gallery 2015 London – Osborne Studio Gallery
Mr and Mrs Alec Head Franca Vittadini Maisons-Laffitte – 20ans Retrospective 2015 Luxembourg – Cercle Munster
Criquette Head-Maarek Marquis et Marquise Alain du Vivier 1997 London – Osborne Studio Gallery 2017 Paris –Galerie E. de Causans
Mr and Mrs Simon Hope The Wildenstein Family 1998 Toyko – Gallery & Company 2018 London – Osborne Studio Gallery
Vicomte and Vicomtesse Jean d’Indy Mr and Mrs Teruya Yoshida 1999 London – Osborne Studio Gallery 2022 London – Osborne Studio Gallery
Claude Monet
Mixed medium on canvas All illustrated works are available for sale on receipt of the catalogue,
100 x 73 cm further works will be available at the exhibition