Monet's Iris sells for €50 million at Sotheby's Paris, a French auction record

Claude Monet's painting Iris sold for €50 million ($56.2 million) at Sotheby's, the auction house, in Paris, against a €22–30 million estimate, ArtNews reported. ArtNews says it is the most paid for an artwork sold at auction in France. Six collectors bid for 45 minutes. A private collector in Asia won, represented by Sotheby's deputy chairman Jen Hua.