In the Saleroom: Claude Monet’s Vétheuil, effet de soleil

<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <p>Claude Monet&rsquo;s <em>V&eacute;theuil, effet de soleil</em> sold for $5,458,500 at Christie's 3 November Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York. The painting, a sun-drenched view of the picturesque village painted in 1901, is one of 15 views in the V&eacute;theuil series, seven of which are now housed in major museum collections around the world, including the Mus&eacute;e D'Orsay and the Pushkin Museum. (RT: 1:25)</p> </span></p>