{"id":2247628,"date":"2024-05-18T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monets-iconic-haystack-painting-sold-for-staggering-amount-after-8-minute-bidding-war\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T20:14:49","slug":"monets-iconic-haystack-painting-sold-for-staggering-amount-after-8-minute-bidding-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monets-iconic-haystack-painting-sold-for-staggering-amount-after-8-minute-bidding-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Monet&#8217;s famous haystack painting fetches record price in intense 8-minute auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmonets-iconic-haystack-painting-sold-for-staggering-amount-after-8-minute-bidding-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247628&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Claude Monet&#8217;s famous &#8220;Haystacks&#8221; painting, &#8220;Meules \u00e0 Giverny,&#8221; was sold for a remarkable $34.8 million after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bottle-of-whisky-from-1986-sells-at-auction-for-record-amount\/\" title=\"Bottle of Whisky from 1986 Sells at Auction for Record Amount\">intense bidding war<\/a> at Sotheby\u2019s. This masterpiece from 1893 showcases Monet&#8217;s fascination with light and nature. Despite \u200bits high \u200dprice, it&#8217;s\u200d not Monet&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-members-want-public-schools-to-push-for-gun-bans-requirements-for-parents\/\" title=\"School Board Members Want Public Schools To Push For Gun Bans, Requirements For Parents\">record-breaking sale<\/a>; another Haystack painting by Monet fetched $110.7 \u200cmillion in 2019\u200c at\u200c Sotheby\u2019s. Your provided summary is concise and\u200d captures the key information about Claude Monet&#8217;s iconic &#8220;Haystacks&#8221; painting. It effectively communicates\u200b the painting&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/claire-mccaskill-struggling-to-sell-posh-d-c-penthouse\/\" title=\"Claire McCaskill Struggling to Sell Posh D.C. Penthouse\">sale price<\/a>, historical significance, and Monet&#8217;s artistic themes. Great job summarizing the details!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/anazarian\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/anazarian\/%20\"><span>Adelle Nazarian<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 18, 2024 at 11:01am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>After an intense eight-minute bidding war at Sotheby\u2019s on Wednesday evening, Claude Monet\u2019s iconic \u201cMeules \u00e0 Giverny,\u201d which is also \u201cGrainstacks\u201d or simply \u201cHaystacks,\u201d sold for a staggering $34.8 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AuctionUpdate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AuctionUpdate<\/a>: An iconic haystack painting, Claude Monet\u2019s \u2018Meules \u00e0 Giverny\u2019 achieves an astounding $34.8M after an almost 8-minute bidding battle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SothebysModern?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SothebysModern<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikZeh7MVuX\">pic.twitter.com\/ikZeh7MVuX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sotheby\u2019s (@Sothebys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sothebys\/status\/1790890178883551318?\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The late French<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/cmon\/hd_cmon.htm#:~:text=Claude%20Monet%20was%20a%20key,well%20as%20the%20Normandy%20coast.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> impressionist<\/a> artist\u2019s Haystack painting is one of the late artist\u2019s most recognizable works.<\/p>\n<p>It was painted in 1893, and has now found itself being sold in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/leonora-carrington-sothebys-record-2485385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">artnet<\/a>, the painting quickly reached $28.5 million which resulted in a fast and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-activists-try-stunt-front-crowd-viewing-girl-pearl-earring-doesnt-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">furious<\/a> bidding war in New York to proceed for almost eight minutes, only to increase the price by $1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/about\/team\/jen-hua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jen Hua<\/a>, the Sotheby\u2019s deputy chairman wound up succeeding with the winning bid.<\/p>\n<p>Monet had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-88-of-black-marylanders-want-police-budget-increased\/\" title=\"Nolte: 88% of Black Marylanders Want Police Budget Increased\">previously created<\/a> a series of Haystack paintings between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claude-monet.com\/haystacks.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1890 and 1891<\/a> and the series is highly recognized for\u00a0 its groundbreaking approach to light and color.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the Haystacks series consists of about 25 paintings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>If money was no object, would you pay $34 million for a piece of art?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The haystacks themselves were located near Monet\u2019s home in Giverny, a small village in Normandy.<\/p>\n<p>He was fascinated by how the changing light and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/artist-furiously-painting-us-flag-trump-rally-begins-peeling-middle-work-crowd-goes-wild-realize-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seasons<\/a> affected the appearance of the haystacks which drew him to want to capture these variations.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, he created multiple versions of the same subject under different conditions of light, weather, and the time of day.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the steep price tag for this haystack painting, another one of Monet\u2019s iconic paintings of haystacks fetched a record $110.7 million at Sotheby\u2019s in May 2019, setting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princess-dianas-gown-sets-new-auction-record\/\" title=\"Princess Diana's dress breaks auction record\">world auction record<\/a> for the artist and becoming the first Impressionist work to cross the $100 million threshold, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-claude-monet-haystack-painting-fetches-110-7m-at-ny-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monet\u2019s \u201cMeules\u201d (1890) sold at the New York auction house and was just one of only four from the \u201cHaystacks\u201d series to come to auction in this this century.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the significant sale from Wednesday\u2019s auction, the <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/monet-painting-fetches-35-million-033637470.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agence Free Presse<\/a> reported that British-Mexican artist Leonora Carrington \u2014 who died in 2011 \u2014 stole the show when she broke her own auction record.<\/p>\n<p>Carrington\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/buy\/auction\/2024\/modern-evening-auction\/les-distractions-de-dagobert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les Distractions de Dagobert<\/a>\u201d reportedly sold for $28.5 million placing her among the top five most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-israel-protesters-succeed-destroying-priceless-historic-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">valuable<\/a> female artists at auction, according to Sotheby\u2019s, and among the top four surrealist artists, \u201covertaking Max Ernst and Salvador Dali.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AuctionUpdate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AuctionUpdate<\/a>: At public auction for the first time in three decades, Leonora Carrington\u2019s defining masterpiece \u2018Les Distractions de Dagobert\u2019 soars to a new record for the artist, fetching $28.5M. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SothebysModern?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SothebysModern<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4e6cAwnaR\">pic.twitter.com\/W4e6cAwnaR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sotheby\u2019s (@Sothebys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sothebys\/status\/1790896826943480159?\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The artwork, which was executed in 1945, is on par with Carrington\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/devil-like-figure-hidden-renowned-artists-1700s-painting-emerges-restoration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fantastical<\/a> and dreamlike imagery, often drawing from mythology, alchemy, and her own vivid imagination.<\/p>\n<p>The painting\u2019s title references King Dagobert I, a 7th-century Frankish king known for his indulgent lifestyle\u200b.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/leonora-carringtons-magnum-opus-to-highlight-sothebys-modern-evening-auction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sotheby\u2019s<\/a>, the painting also encapsulates a tapestry of detailed vignettes, each representing elements like Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.<\/p>\n<p>This work also draws from a wide array of influences, including Irish mythology, alchemy, Kabbalah, and indigenous Mexican cosmology.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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She is also an entrepreneur who has founded and served as CEO of several organizations. She enjoys traveling, is constantly learning and is inquisitive by nature. Adelle speaks English, Persian (Farsi), French and Mandarin Chinese. Follow Adelle Nazarian on X @AdelleNaz.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Adelle Nazarian has over 15 years of experience in journalism, geopolitics, and the media world. She is also an entrepreneur who has founded and served as CEO of several organizations. She enjoys traveling, is constantly learning and is inquisitive by nature. Adelle speaks English, Persian (Farsi), French and Mandarin Chinese. Follow Adelle Nazarian on X @AdelleNaz. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claude Monet&#8217;s iconic &#8220;Meules \u00e0 Giverny&#8221; (&#8216;Grainstacks&#8217; or &#8216;Haystacks&#8217;) sold for $34.8 million in an intense 8-minute Sotheby&#8217;s bidding war. 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