Artworks by Claude Monet, Lee Krasner, Pablo Picasso Lead 500 Gallery’s Upcoming Auction

An oil on carton board painting attributed to French artist Claude Monet is among the top lots of 500 Gallery’s upcoming Refined Art Revelry sale. Titled Personnage au Chapeau, the painting depicts a young person resting on the ground. The highlighted character is wearing a brown campaign hat and a white shirt. On the bottom left, a pencil signature “Cl. M” is visible. Monet, a founder of Impressionist painting, was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris. He is most famous for his Les Nymphéas (The Water Lilies), a series of roughly 250 oil paintings produced from the late 1890s to his death in 1926. Also available is a set of 27 small watercolor sketches attributed to Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973). The artist’s signature appears in each piece but none are dated. According to the auction catalog, the available works are in good condition.  

Another notable lot is an unframed oil on canvas and abstract composition attributed to American artist Lee Krasner (1908 – 1984). The work measures 50 inches high and 20 inches wide. Krasner, who was mainly active in New York, studied under acclaimed artists Hans Hoffman and George Bridgman. Besides bold and abstract paintings, she garnered fame for her collages. Bidders can also consider Georgia O’Keeffe’s oil on sackcloth Alligator Pears and a Cubist composition attributed to Le Corbusier. To browse the full Refined Art Revelry catalog and find other online auctions, visit Bidsquare. View more auction previews and news on Auction Daily.