5 French Paintings from the Getty Collection Christie's Auction

As a philanthropist and patron of the arts, Ann Getty was known for her discerning eye and eclectic taste in style, decor, jewels, and of course, fine art. More than just the wife of Gordon Getty (son of J. Paul Getty, and heir to the oil tycoon’s fortune) Ann championed global causes and served on the boards of some of the most illustrious institutions—including the Metropolitan Museum, The New York Public Library, and the San Francisco Opera (among others) throughout her life, until her death in 2020.

This fall, Christie’s will be auctioning off nearly 1500 of the most notable pieces from the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection—including rare gems, global artifacts, decorative objets d’art, and personal elements of style—all available for bidding online or at Christie’s New York auction house. Featuring a veritable treasure trove of masterpieces from one of the most magnificent private collections in the world, each auction focuses on a specific category, from Chinese textiles and iconography to jewels and tableware to 19th and 20th century artwork.

From Matisse to Manet, Degas to Renoir, take in five oeuvres from these French masters below—highlights from the Gettys’ personal collection, which also includes authenticated originals from notable Anglo artists like Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargeant.

Browse the full collection and bid HERE.

The Ann & Gordon Getty Collection
New York & Online, October 10-25 2022

LOT #129
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954)
”Paysage avec cyprès et oliviers aux environs de Nice”
Painted in Nice circa 1918
Est. $150,000 - 250,000 USD

LOT #140
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
”La place Pigalle”
Oil on Canvas (circa 1880)
Est. $500,000 - 700,000 USD

LOT #181
EDGAR DEGAS (1834-1917)
”Femme mettant son corset”
Pastel on Paper (circa 1883)
Est. $500,000 - 700,000 USD

LOT #120
JAMES (JACQUES) JOSEPH TISSOT (1836-1902)
”Kathleen Newton at the Piano”
Oil on Canvas (circa 1880-1881)
Est. $500,000- 800,000 USD

LOT #147
JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME (1824-1904)
”Sortie du bal masqué”
Oil on Panel
Est. $200,000 - 300,000 USD)

Le Décor | 5 Famous French Sculptures For Your Home

If you’ve been craving a museum trip, but would rather not leave the house right now to visit priceless works of art—or better yet, if you’ve ever wished you could make your home a gallery exhibit of its very own, then today is your lucky day.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art—better known as The Met—offers replicas of the renowned works of some of France’s most prolific sculptors, including Edgar Degas and Auguste Rodin, right in the museum gift shop—and they’re more affordable than you’d think!

The best news of all is that you don’t have to take a trip to New York City to do your shopping. Take home some of the most celebrated artworks of the Renaissance period, available for purchase below via The Met Store online.

Choose your favorite below, or even turn your maison into your very own private collection.

5 Famous French Sculptures For Your Home

The Thinker; Rodin $225 ($202.50 for members)

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Rodin: The Thinker Sculpture

“Our scaled reproduction in hand-patinated bonded bronze was scanned from a bronze of The Thinker in The Met collection, which was cast about 1910 from an original 19th-century model by Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Rodin's first government commission was for a monumental portal covered with sculptural reliefs for a Paris museum. He proposed a vast composition based loosely on Dante's Divine Comedy, but the work remained unfinished. The artist later began to extract individual figures from the reliefs and enlarge them to create freestanding sculptures. In its original position, The Thinker was at the center of the portal's lintel. The detached, brooding figure has been invested with multiple meanings—poet, judge, sculptor.”

Dancer; Degas $350 ($315 for members)

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Edgar Degas: Dancer Sculpture

“The Museum's sculpture is directly reproduced from a bronze cast made in 1920 after the death of Impressionist artist Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), who made the original mold.”

Adam & Eve; Rodin $395 each ($355 for members)

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Rodin: Eve Sculpture

“The Museum's Eve was cast in bronze in 1910 from Auguste Rodin's (French, 1840–1917) original 1881 model. Based on this work, our reduced-scale reproduction was created with a combination of three-dimensional imaging and traditional sculpture techniques.”

Little Dancer; Degas $95 ($85.50 for members)

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Sculpture

“The beloved bronze adaptation of this famous work in The Met collection was cast in 1922. This resin statuette is dressed in fabric and stands on a wooden base; it will provide an artistic flourish among your decor or in a child's room. For his sculpture, as well as for his painting, Degas found a ready source of inspiration in the ballet dancers of the Paris Opéra. The original sculpture, modeled after dancer Marie van Goethem, is one of several that he formed in various positions allowing him to explore the subtle variations in the dynamics of movement and of tension within the human figure.”

Bather; Degas $495 ($445.50 for members)

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Sculpture

“Our beautiful sculpture celebrates a direct lineage to the work of Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). It was carefully reproduced from a 1920 bronze in the Met's collection, which itself was cast from an original figure modeled about 1888–92 by the artist's own hand, one of 150 small-scale sculptures of wax, clay, and plastiline found in his studio after his death. Degas created these small figures as a private means of exploring subjects that fascinated him while investigating the movement of the body, as seen in this evocative bather, stretching an arm to sponge her back.”

Hand of God; Rodin $395 ($355.50 for members)

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Rodin: The Hand of God Sculpture

“Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917) was fascinated by the expressive possibilities of hands. A deeply sensitive sculpture, The Hand of Godrepresents divine creation, the life-giving hand symbolizing both the Creator and the sculptor. There are numerous versions of this masterwork by Rodin in both marble and bronze. Our faithful reproduction is based on a marble commissioned from Rodin in 1906 by a Met trustee.”

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