London - A painting of waterlilies by Claude Monet was sold for 40.9 million pounds (79.3 million dollars) at Christie's auction house in London on Tuesday, fetching a record price for the artist at auction. Le Bassin Aux Nympheas, signed and dated by the French impressionist in 1919, had been expected to realize between 18 million and 24 million pounds.
The previous record for a Monet painting stood at 20.9 million pounds for Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil, sold last month.
