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Claude Monet's Nympheas (c. 1914-17), the vertical 175 x 135.4 cm water-lilies canvas from the Sydell Miller collection that sold at Sotheby's New York on November 18, 2024 for $65.5 million

Nymphéas (Water Lilies)

Maker
Claude Monet
Year
1914-1917
Rank
10 of 100

Nymphéas (Water Lilies)

Nymphéas (Water Lilies) by Claude Monet (1914-1917) is ranked 10 in the FLOAT 100 for Fine art. It sold for $65,500,000 on 18 November 2024. Top lot of Sotheby's fall 2024 Modern evening sale; most recent large Water Lilies comp.

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

Top lot of Sotheby's fall 2024 Modern evening sale; most recent large Water Lilies comp.

Oil on canvas (unique, Water Lilies series)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$65,500,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
18 November 2024

Sotheby's New York Modern Evening Auction, total incl. premium, native USD

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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