Bidspirit auction | MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926)

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) - MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Monet, unsigned, featuring black mourning borders and the arttist´s printed name to the centre, with his address at Giverny par Vernon (Eure) to the lower right corner, and with two words in his hand, in French, ´ses remerciements´ (Translation: ´his thanks´ ), written in Monet´s characteristic bold purple ink. EX A rare example of Monet´s Visiting Card. The artist suffered the painful loss of several very close family members during his lifetime, including his first wife Camille Doncieux in 1879, his stepdaughter and favourite model Suzanne Hoschedé in 1899, his second wife Alice Hoschedé in 1911, and his eldest son, Jean, in 1914. Monet lived at Le Pressoir in Giverny from 1883.