$110.7 Million Monet Shatters Auction Records

After 6 bidders competed for more than 8 minutes, Claude Monet’s Meules is the most valuable Impressionist work of art sold at auction. The painting achieved $110.7 million — 44x the estimate.

[keithmcfarland]

People bidding on $50k cars in $2k increments: Shouting, screaming, air horns.
People bidding on $100M paintings in $1M increments: Calm, understated, no air horns.

[Harshulnarang]

People shelling out millions like it were cents. Feel poor yet? Yeah? Me too...😂😂

[UbiquitousBooks]

Just remember that for a few thousand (or even a few hundred) dollars, you can buy very nice examples of work by living artists, including living impressionists. Not only do you get a great original for a sensible amount of money, but you also help someone still alive and creating to carry on doing their good work.

[onelanebridge_]

I'm so glad I bought this but now I'm broke

[GhostinTube]

Reality is fascinating. some People have enough to spend $100M on a painting. While some struggle to get food for a day.

[trains]

Then there’s me out here not even willing to buy a pack of gum for $2 😂

[christiansarkar]

This has nothing to do with art. It's an asset auction for billionaires.

[erikm]

This is some next level unintentional ASMR

[joeylozano]

Man...I suffer from buyers remorse when I buy a pack of razors.

[Carol-D.]

I wonder who bought it that they can shell out that kind of money but STILL have enough cash left over to live exactly the same way they did before they bought the Monet.

[popparock]

Just think when "Monet" Painted this he would have sold it for a weeks wage! .. And the Average wage for a Skilled Tradesman in 1890 was $2-$6 a day!

[beekay]

Fact that this was 4 years ago is crazy... Someone had 90 mil to throw at a painting... Inspiring stuff🔥🔥

[SuperBenette]

My favorite artist by far, I can never get enough, thanks for this wonderfull peek, be blessed.

[psychedelicacynical]

at some point it starts feeling like a personal feud lol

[skutterbot]

Kept expecting the painting to slip out of it's frame and shred like the Banksy.

[xxkissmeketutxx]

The vibe when the auctioneer gets upset that you bid $91, 000, 000 instead of $92, 000, 000 🤦‍♀️

[kylematthews]

I love his works for a impressionist artist. One of the best ever. Its nice to see his works reach new record values.

[dianneledford]

Thank you Sotheby's for all the information and the beautiful bits, bobbles, porcelain, jewelry, an many styles of Art and the province of the many unique products ✨️

[jia]

Some countries are worth less than a painting💀

[aristideau]

44x the estimate?, you're telling me that they thought it would go for around $2-$3 million?, sounds like someone's put the decimal point in the wrong place.