Claude Monet's painting "Le Bassin aux Nympheas," seen here, sold for 40.9 million pounds (51.7 million euros, 80.5 million dollars) at an auction in London on Tuesday, smashing the previous record auction price for the artist's work.

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Claude Monet's painting "Le Bassin aux Nympheas," seen here, sold for 40.9 million pounds (51.7 million euros, 80.5 million dollars) at an auction in London on Tuesday, smashing the previous record auction price for the artist's work.

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