Monet’s “Le Palais Contarini”, 1908
Claude Monet’s painting of a Venetian palazzo, “Le Palais Contarini” , dating from 1908, sold for $30.5 million at Sotheby’s this past week.
Monet’s “Nympheas”, 1906
And it was a bargain compared to the iconic 1906 painting of water lilies, “Nympheas” that sold for $54 million becoming the top sale at the recent auction. Inspired by the lily pond in his garden at Giverny, the work was the second-highest price for a Monet at auction.
Read more about the recent sale here.
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