Further proof that collecting art was something for the super rich only happened yesterday when the latest work from French artist Monet sold at auction for a staggering £40.9 million.
His work, ‘Le Bassin Aux Nympheas’ fetched almost double what it had been estimated at, which would have made a new record even had it sold for the estimated £24 million. Instead the piece went for £40.9 million, smashing the previous record which was also held by Monet. His 1873 work, ‘Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil’ sold for £20.9 million in May.
‘Le Bassin Aux Nympheas’ was purchased by a mystery buyer. It was painted in 1919 in Giverny and has only ever made one public appearance.
Even though someone may have paid such a huge sum of money for the painting, you can still have artwork on your wall for much less. You don’t need to visit an art auction and purchase the next Monet masterpiece; instead you could turn your own photographs into works of art by having them printed on canvas.