London, 3 February 2015. Sotheby’s London Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 3 February 2015 presented an outstanding selection of the finest and rarest works of art by the greatest artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Leading the sale was a group of paintings by the undoubted master of Impressionism, Claude Monet. The star of the show was 'Le Grand Canal', pictured, which sold for £21 million (hammer price). Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News

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