1.0link100495<![CDATA[Recession? Record $41 Million Price For Monet At Auction]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/06/recession-record-41-milli_n_100495.htmlNEW YORK — A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist.
"Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil" _ a painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below _ was sold at a Christie's sale for $41,481,000, said Rik Pike, a spokesman for the auction house.