The work of Monet’s “Haystack” was auctioned for a record $ 81 million
NEW YORK, 17 Dec — RIA Novosti. Painting Claude Monet’s “Haystack” was sold at Christie’s auction for more than $ 81 million that became a record for works by the artist ever sold at auction.
Picture of Monet’s “Haystack” from the eponymous series of works refers to 1891. Put up for auction the canvas is one of the most bright and colorful from about 30 variations created by the artist for this motive.
#AuctionRecord: Claude Monet’s “Meule” just sold for a staggering $81,447,500, setting a new auction record for the artist #Monet pic.twitter.com/UFWM3NbumJ
— Christie’s (@ChristiesInc) 17 Nov 2016
Since 2008, a record price for paintings Monet was $ 80.4 million.
Christie’s auction house held on Wednesday evening auction of impressionist and modern art. The hammer was also sold work by Chaim Soutine, Paul cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Fernand Leger, Henri Matisse, and other masters.