Claude Monet's painting 'Dans La Prairie' was sold at auction in London on Wednesday for more than £11 million (S$24 million), falling short of its guide price of £15 million. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESSLONDON - CLAUDE Monet's painting 'Dans La Prairie' was sold at auction in London on Wednesday for more than £11 million (S$24 million), falling short of its guide price of £15 million, Christie's auctioneers said.
The 1876 painting of the French artist's wife, Camille, reading in a meadow full of flowers was first exhibited in Paris in 1877. It sold for £11,241,250 at the sale on Wednesday evening.
'Les deux filles", a double portrait by Amedeo Modigliani, beat its guide price of £3.5-£5.5 million and sold for £6.537 million. It was the first time the painting has ever been up for auction.
Elsewhere, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's 'L'abandon (Les deux amies)' sold within its guide price for £6.2 million.
'Les couturieres' by Edouard Vuillard, painted in 1890 when the artist was just 21 years old, fell short of its guide price of £5.5-£7.5 million and was auctioned off at £5.081 million. -- AFP
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