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Claude Monet's "les iles de port villez" 1883 and "Vetheuil, effet du matin" 1901

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Video. Two Monet paintings unseen for a century to be auctioned in France

Updated: 13/04/2026 - 9:59 GMT+2

Two rare works by French Impressionist Claude Monet will be auctioned this week at Sotheby’s. The paintings, “Îles de Port-Villez” from 1883 and “Vétheuil, effet du matin” from 1901, highlight Monet’s obsession with the River Seine in Paris and until recently were only known through photographs.

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