Manet’s ‘Le Printemps’ Leads Christie’s $166 Million Sale
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A $65.1 million Edouard Manet painting of a woman with a parasol set an auction record for the artist and led Christie’s $166 million sale in New York.
Last night’s tally exceeded the $144.3 million total from last year’s Impressionist and modern art sale and surpassed the New York-based auction house’s high estimate of $158 million. Of the 39 lots offered, 35 found buyers.