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The auctioneer bangs his gavel as a painting by Claude Monet entitled 'L'Entree de Giverny en hiver' is sold during the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in central London on February 8, 2012, where it sold for 7.3million GBP (11.6million USD - 8.7million EUR).

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A porter holds a painting by Claude Monet entitled 'L'Entree de Giverny en hiver' during the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in central London on February 8, 2012, where it sold for 7.3million GBP (11.6million USD - 8.7million EUR).

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A Sotheby's employee poses with artist Claude Monet's "L'entree de Giverny en hiver" at Sotheby's auction house in London February 1, 2012. The piece is expected to sell for up to 6.5 million GBP ($10.3 million) when it is auctioned on February 8.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 12: Claude Monet's pastel of Waterloo Bridge returns to The Savoy after 110 Years at the Savoy Hotel on Decmber 12, 2011 in London, England. The sketch was drawn by Monet during his stay at The Savoy in 1901.

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Christie's employees looks at a painting entitled 'Nympheas' by French artist Claude Monet at Christie's auction house in central London on June 17, 2011. The painting, is expected to reach between GBP 17-24m (dollars 26-36m or euros 20-27m) when it is auctioned at the Impressionist and...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: A news camera woman films Claude Monet's 'Nympheas' at the Masterpieces Exhibition at Christie's on June 13, 2011 in London, England. The painting estimated at £17 million features in the exhibition, open to the public from 13th - 15th June 2011, which...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: A visitor looks at Claude Monet's 'Nympheas' at the Masterpieces Exhibition at Christie's on June 13, 2011 in London, England. The painting estimated at £17 million features in the exhibition, open to the public from 13th - 15th June 2011, which showcases...

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French painter Claude Monet's "Nympheas" is displayed as it's estimated to fetch 17 million-24 million pounds ($28 million-$39.4 million) at an auction preview of Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sales, in Hong Kong Friday, May 27, 2011. The auction will be held in London...

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In this image, released by the Milwaukee Art Museum, Claude Monet's "Waterloo Bridge, London," is shown. It is one of more than 100 drawings, watercolors and pastels featured in "Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper" exhibiting through Jan. 8, 2012.

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People look at Claude Monet's "Les Peupliers" at premises of Christie's auction house in London, Friday, April 15, 2011. The painting is is estimated to fetch 12.5 to 18.5 million pounds ($20 to $30 million, 14 to 21 million euro) when it comes up for auction in New York in May.

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Christie's employees pose with French artist Claude Monet's "Nympheas" at Christie's auction house in London June 17, 2011. Art used to be known as an "investment of passion"; today for those who can pay, it's a haven with the added benefit of serving as collateral for loans. With...

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C), his wife Asma and French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (L) look at a painting as they visit the exhibition dedicated to French painter Claude Monet at the Grand Palais on December 11, 2010 in Paris at the end of their official visit in France.

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Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (L) and his wife Asma (R) leaves the Grand Palais after visiting the exhibition dedicated to French painter Claude Monet on December 9, 2010 in Paris. Al-Assad is on a two-days official visit to France.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (foregorund L), his wife Asma visit the exhibition dedicated to French painter Claude Monet at the Grand Palais on December 11, 2010 in Paris at the end of their official visit in France.

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An local journalist takes a picture of Claude Monet's oil painting 'Waterlilies' at the Taipei Fine Art Museum during a press conference before the exhibition on March 4, 2011. Some 35 pieces of Claude Monet's oil paintings, borrowed from the Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris, are here for...

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A man stands near a painting titled "Nympheas" or (water lilies) by French artist Claude Monet at the Christie's preview of old masters and British paintings in Hong Kong in this May 27, 2011 file photo. With more wealthy Asians than ever before, sales of luxury goods, properties and...

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Open doors reflect the gold coloured picture frame as a woman walks past the Claude Monet painting "Nympheas" at premises of the Christie's auction house in London, Monday, June 20, 2011. The piece features in a forthcoming estate sale at Christie's of the late Swiss art dealer Ernst...

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Christie's employees pose with French artist Claude Monet's "Nympheas" at Christie's auction house in London June 17, 2011. The painting is expected to sell for �24 million ($36 million) when it is auctioned on June 21.

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A man stands near a painting titled "Nympheas" or (water lilies) by French artist Claude Monet at the Christie's preview of old masters and British paintings in Hong Kong May 27, 2011. The artwork is expected to fetch �17,000,000-24,000,000 ($28 million- $39 million) at an evening sale...

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A Christie's employee poses with artist Claude Monet's "Les Peupliers" at Christie's auction house in London April 15, 2011. The piece, which is estimated to fetch upto $30million (18.4million pounds), will be auctioned in New York on May 4, 2011.

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Shannon Stone, an employee in marketing and communications at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, tries to paint like Claude Monet with the use of a interactive touchscreen display during a media preview of Monet's "Water Lilies" exhibit, Friday, April 1, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. For the...

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Getting a chance to feel the brush strokes on Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," Jeannine Chatterton-Papineau runs her fingers over a recreation of a section of the artist's work during a media preview of the exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Friday, April 1, 2011, in Kansas...

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Members of the media surround Nicole Myers, Associate Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, as she talks about Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" triptych during a media preview of the exhibit, Friday, April 1, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. For the first...

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Nicole Myers, Associate Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, left, talks about Claude Monet's painting technique used on his painting "Water Lilies" as Mary Schafer, associate conservator, shines a light on a section of the work during a media...