A Claude Monet painting, "Meule," part of his famous grainstack series, sold at auction in New York Wednesday for $81.4 million, a record for the French master.
Willem de Kooning's "Untitled XXV" was sold late at Christie's for $66.3 million, a record for a work by the abstract artist and for post-war contemporary art.
For its 250th anniversary, Christie's presents the first auction sale to celebrate contemporary Asian artists, that will be held in Hong Kong on November 26.
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Christie’s is cautioning that “selective demand” and the global slump in demand is pushing the auction house to seek more “realistic estimates” on sale items.
One of Claude Monet's celebrated "Haystack" paintings - estimated at $45 million - is coming up for sale at the Christie's auction house in New York City.
