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Claude Monet: 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France

📍 Paris, FR·🕐 7d ago·3 outlets

"Iris," a monumental painting by Impressionist Claude Monet, sold for 50 million euros ($56 million) in Paris on Thursday, becoming the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in France.

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[Claude] Both other reports cover the same Monet 'Iris' auction sale in Paris at €50 million, with no conflicting facts.

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Claude Monet: 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France "Iris," a monumental painting by Impressionist Claude Monet, sold for 50 million euros ($56 million) in Paris on Thursday, becoming the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in France.

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