Claude Monet's painting 'Iris' sold at a Paris auction for 50 million euros, becoming the most expensive artwork ever sold in France.
A painting titled 'Iris' by Claude Monet sold for 50 million euros at a Sotheby's auction in Paris.
- The painting Iris, by Claude Monet, sold for 50 million euros in Paris.
- Sotheby's stated the estimate was the highest ever for a painting at a French auction.
- Art collector Jeanne Schlumberger purchased the painting from a gallery representative.
- Sotheby’s stated three Paul Cézanne paintings were withdrawn from sale.
- The total amount of Christie's sale was 41.6 million euros.
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