Festivities Around Eugenie By Adolphe Monticelli

Large and beautiful oil on canvas depicting a scene of festivities around Princess Eugenie under aqueduct of Roquefavour around 1860 signed lower left MONTICELLI dimensions 52cm x 102cm plus frame 71cm x 121cm This painting is a tribute to Princess Eugenie by highlighting the aqueduct of Roquefavour which brought water from the Durance to the Palais Longchamp called "Canal de Marseille" At this time Monticelli received orders from Napoleon III and made some variations of this painting Certificate of Authenticity from the great International expert Mr Marc STAMMEGNA Very interesting work of this great painter who is one of the great creators of modern art of the 19th century with Cézanne and Van GOGH Adolphe Monticelli whose works are featured in the greatest museums around the world as well as in prestigious collections His record price being 413,000 USD in 2013 for a small landscape bordering on abstraction and a bouquet of flowers made 208,000 euros in 2022 Van GOGH had a revelation when he saw works by Monticelli at his brother Theo's house He wrote "I owe everything to Monticelli, he who taught me the chromaticism of colors" free shipping worldwide