Claude Monet: 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Claude Monet: 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France © France 24 01:30 Issued on: 23/10/2026 - 13:04 "Iris," a monumental painting by Impressionist Claude Monet, sold for 50 million euros ($56 million) in Paris on Thursday, becoming the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in France. Keywords for this article Video content Video France Video content Video Culture Video content Video United Nations Video content Video Middle East Video content Video France Video content Video Europe Video content Video France Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Africa