Monet's late masterpiece fetches record price at Paris auction
Claude Monet's large late work titled Iris was sold at a Paris auction, setting a new French record for art sold at auction.
A Paris auction this Thursday saw Claude Monet's late-period painting Iris change hands for a sum that broke all previous French auction records. The work, a large-scale oil measuring 1.60 m in height and 1.80 m in width, had remained in the private collection of the Schlumberger family and was publicly displayed for the first time at the sale. Jeanne Schlumberger, noted as an avid art collector, had originally purchased the piece from Monet's relatives.
Sotheby’s, the auction house handling the sale, emphasized that the final price set a new benchmark for auctioned art in France. The painting's debut attracted significant attention, underscoring the continued market strength for Impressionist masterpieces.
Why it matters
The sale demonstrates the soaring value of Impressionist art and marks a historic high for French auction markets.
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