monet chemin de fer A New Record Set For Monet

A Claude Monet painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French impressionist artist.

“Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil” was sold at Christie’s impressionist and modern art sale for $41,481,000, said Rik Pike, a spokesman for the auction house.

The previous record for a Monet painting was $36.5 million for his 1904 “Nympheas,” which was sold last year.

A second Monet painting from the “Nympheas” series, painted in 1908, was sold to an anonymous bidder for $11,689,000, said Christie’s spokesman Toby Usnik. Via AP