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Monet painting surpasses $70 million in New York auction 2 minutes read By Helen Cook New York City, US, May 12 (EFE).- A water lily painting by Claude Monet was the star of the night at a Sotheby’s auction held Wednesday in New York City, where it fetched $70.3 million, substantially exceeding the expectations of experts. “Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas,” painted between 1917 and 1919 by the French master, is considered one of the most exceptional paintings by Monet to hit the market in recent history, and had been given a value of about $40 million, a figure that was surpassed in the third bid. ....
EFENew York City, US 13 May 2021 A handout photographic reproduction made available by the auction house Sotheby s shows the work Le Bassin aux nymphéas , by the French painter Claude Monet, painted between 1917 and 1919 and considered one of the most exceptional paintings by Monet that has hit the market in recent history, in New York, USA (issued 13 May 2021). EFE/Sotheby s EDITORIAL USE ONLY / ONLY AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE ACCOMPANYING NEWS (MANDATORY CREDIT) An undated handout photo made available by the auction house Sotheby s shows two employees hanging the work Le Bassin aux nympheas , by the French painter Claude Monet, painted between 1917 and 1919 and considered one of the most exceptional paintings by Monet that has hit the market in recent history, in New York, USA (issued 13 May 2021). EPA-EFE/Sotheby s / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES ....