""Monet is like an explorer arriving in a new world and using his boat to be as free as possible. He's saying: 'I am going to choose the part of the landscape that I want to paint, not the part that nature or some Impressionist code chooses.'""
""The focus is the billowing island and its reflection, which Monet builds with energetic, generous strokes of greens and blues. The hazy sky, by contrast, is almost an afterthought.""
In 1883, Claude Monet moved to Giverny, where he painted the Seine and its surroundings. One notable work, Les Îles de Port-Villez, depicts untouched nature and reflects Monet's energetic brushwork. The painting, which has not been seen publicly for 115 years, will be auctioned at Sotheby's Paris with an estimated value of €3 million to €5 million. Monet's approach to selecting landscapes to paint demonstrates his mastery of aesthetic choices, foreshadowing his later works focused on water lilies.
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