 Claude Monet’s 1919 ‘Le Bassin aux Nymphéas’ (the Water Lily Pond) | Claude Monet’s 1919 painting of a water lily pond was sold to London art dealer who only had to lob a single bid to win it for $27 million. Christie’s sale did edge past its $134.3 million low expectations, but seven pieces failed to sell and five of the top 10 priciest works only met their asking prices.  |
 | Monet’s “At Little Gennevilliers,” sold following a single bid from an Asian collector for $11.4 million, below its $12 million low estimate. Pablo Picasso's 1969 “Seated Man” sold for its low estimate of $8 million with fees. |  |
 | Picasso’s “Weeping Woman” print from 1937 sold for a “bargain” at $1.7 million. Christie’s expected the “Woman” to sell for at least $1.8 million. One of the few highlights was Frida Kahlo’s “Two Nudes in the Forest (The Land Itself)”. It sold to a telephone bidder for $8 million, establishing a new auction high for the artist and for any Latin American artist. |  |
