One of Claude Monet's iconic paintings of haystacks has fetched a record $110.7 million US at an auction in New York. Monet's Meules sold at Sotheby's sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on Tuesday night. The auction house says it's a world auction record for the artist. The 17 others reside at museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. The previous owners had purchased the painting in 1986 for $2.53 million US.

Source: CBC News May 15, 2019 01:41 UTC