- Title: Monet painting sells for $59 million at auction
- Date: 19th November 2024
- Summary: BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (NOVEMBER 18, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS DISPLAYING ITEMS RECOVERED FROM NATURAL DISASTERS, WHICH THEY SAY ARE EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, WEARING T-SHIRTS SAYING (English) "MAKE POLLUTERS PAY" (SOUNDBITE) (English) GREENPEACE SOUTHEAST ASIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YEB SANO, SAYING: "And what we've done here is to bring artifacts, debri
- Embargoed: 3rd December 2024 18:54
- Keywords: 60 million auction monet painting sale water lily
- Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Art,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA002097119112024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Claude Monet’s Nympheas netted $59 million (USD) during Sotheby’s autumn art sale in New York City on Monday (November 18).
The 17 minute bidding started at $40 million before landing on $59 million ($65.5 million with fees).
The painting was part of the collection of late beauty industry entrepreneur Sydell Miller.
This was the first time the piece had come up for auction.
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