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- Sotheby's in France will auction Claude Monet’s “Iris” on 22 October, targeting a record price.
- The work is estimated at €22 million-€30 million, the highest estimate ever for a French auction.
- It has remained in the Schlumberger family since Jeanne Schlumberger acquired it and has never been shown publicly.
- The 28-lot Schlumberger collection, including Monet’s “Saule Pleureur” and three Cézanne pieces, should fetch over €40 million.