1.0link109050<![CDATA[Monet Painting Sells For Record $80.4 Million]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/24/monet-painting-sells-for_n_109050.htmlLONDON — A water lily painting by Claude Monet sold for more than $80 million Tuesday, breaking the auction record for the French impressionist artist, Christie's said.
"Le bassin aux nympheas," or "Water Lily Pond," which sold for $80,451,178, was part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime.