Monet’s – “Le Bassin aux Nymphéas” – $80.4 million

A record price for a Monet, $80.4 million, was set for one of the rarest of his waterlilies yesterday at a Christie’s auction.

monet-le-bassin-aux-nympheas

The previous record for a Monet, $41.4 million for “The Railroad Bridge at Argenteuil,” was set last month at Christie’s in New York.

via NYTimes, read the entire article there.

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2 Responses to “Monet’s – “Le Bassin aux Nymphéas” – $80.4 million”

  1. Great piece of art!

    Tatiana » January 30th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
  2. great post hope to see some additional comments here…

    Tatiana » January 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

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