Four major paintings by Claude Monet, Paul Signac, Edgar Degas, and Fernand Léger will be offered at Sotheby's Modern and Contemporary evening sale in London on March 4. The works have a combined high estimate of £24 million, led by Monet's rare Italian Riviera scene 'Maison de Jardinier' (1884) with an £8.5 million high estimate.
The sale highlights significant market trends and timing. Monet's painting appears during the centenary of his death, which is drawing institutional attention. Signac's work arrives amid a renewed focus on Neo-Impressionism, following a National Gallery exhibition and ahead of a Courtauld show on Seurat. The quartet represents a condensed history of modernism, spanning Impressionism, Pointillism, and Cubism, with each piece noted for its quality and provenance.