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Nymphéas (early Water Lilies)

Maker
Claude Monet
Year
c.1897-1899
Rank
19 of 100

Nymphéas (early Water Lilies)

Nymphéas (early Water Lilies) by Claude Monet (c.1897-1899) is ranked 19 in the FLOAT 100 for Fine art. It sold for $29,900,000 on 26 September 2024. Regional Asia record for Monet; anchored Christie's inaugural Hong Kong HQ sale.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

Regional Asia record for Monet; anchored Christie's inaugural Hong Kong HQ sale.

Oil on canvas (unique, early Water Lilies)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$29,900,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
26 September 2024

Christie's Hong Kong (The Henderson) inaugural Evening Sale; reported ~$29.9M incl. premium, orig. HKD converted at sale-date rate

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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