The Collection of French film star and legend, Alain Delon, one of the great screen presences of the 20th century, will be offered at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in the sale Alain Delon: 60 Years of Passion in Paris on Thursday 22 June 2023. With a superb selection of sculptures and fine drawings from the Italian Renaissance and from the French 19th century, the Alain Delon Collection is made up of masterpieces by great names from the history of art, including Veronese, Beccafumi, Corot.
Oscar-Claude Monet was a vital founder of the impressionist art movement in the 19th century, and some scientists now think the French painter's revolutionary style was heavily influenced by air pollution.