Monet Painting Fetches $35 Million At New York Auction

New York, 16 May (ONA)--- A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction, Sotheby’s said, marking a solid start to New York’s spring art sales.

Both Sotheby’s and rival auction house Christie’s launched their spring season. Though the global art market softened last year, strong sales in London and Paris have sparked optimism for 2024.

Claude Monet’s “Meules a Giverny,” which the French impressionist painted in 1893, went for $34.8 million after a bidding war.

Christie’s, meanwhile, sold some $115 million in contemporary art, including a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting for $32 million.

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