Les Nymphéas, 25 photographies sous forme de films-contacts transparents en couleur

25 color shots of Claude Monet's Water Lilies, in the form of transparent contact films, individually preserved in a plastic sleeve. Each photograph is captioned in the margins with white marker. The entire set is stored in the original box of 'Typon graphic arts film' transparent supports, bearing a label from the Bussière Arts Graphiques company, with the inscription 'Nymphéas de Monet / Jeu de Paume / Avant Restauration'.
The contact films were used to produce high-quality offset prints, a specialty of the Bussière company, which notably collaborated with Gallimard for its prestigious art publications.

A true 'condition report' of exceptional rarity of the Water Lilies before restoration, these contact films are an extraordinary documentary and aesthetic addition to the modern history of Claude Monet's masterpiece.