Sold
Claude Monet, Iris
c. 1924-1925, Oil on canvas
Sotheby's, Paris
Settled
Auction 22 Oct, 18:00 CESTFollow the sale at the house
The largest Monet left in private hands. Paris week ends with a monster.
1
The fact sheet
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 159.6 x 180 cm (62 7/8 x 70 7/8 in)
3
The house estimate
The estimate is only a starting point...
€22,000,000–30,000,000
✦ A record for France
The hammer fell at
€50,000,000
Sold for €50,000,000 with fees at Sotheby's Paris on 22 October 2026, after a 45 minute bidding battle between six collectors. The most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in France.
The quick call
Will it land closer to the high estimate than the low?
Answer: Yes
How the calls lined up
Hammer
€50MThe result
Crowd
€32.8M−34%
House
€22M–€30M−40%
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