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San Giorgio Maggiore (Monet series)
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Claude Monet painted a series of paintings of the island-monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. They were begun in 1908 during the artist's only visit to the city. One of the best known is San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, which exists in two versions.
Monet completed his paintings of Venice at home in France[1] and in 1912 showed them in Paris. Buyers included the Welsh collector Gwendoline Davies, who bought three paintings.
A painting by Monet, described as being of San Giorgio Maggiore, was seized in July 2016 by Swiss officials on behalf of U.S. authorities. The owner, Jho Low, embezzled funds from 1Malaysia Development BHD., a government investment fund. He had purchased the painting for $35 million.[2]
- ^ "The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore". Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ Crow, Kelly; Letzing, John (2016-07-21). "In the 1MDB Net, an Art-World Whale". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
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