Most Expensive Claude Monet Paintings

$250-400 million

If deaccessionable, this epochal canvas that named Impressionism would likely set a new Monet record, despite being in France’s inalienable Musée Marmottan collection.

$150-250 million

One of only two versions (the other in Russia), it could plausibly set a new Monet auction record if ever publicly sold.

$120-180 million

Monumental scale and extreme scarcity justify a trophy premium calibrated against Monet’s top results in a fully global contest.

$120-180 million

This signature, museum-icon image carries an ‘iconicity premium’ that could push it beyond Monet’s $110.7m record in open competition.

$120-180 million

As the apex interior of Monet’s station series, it would dwarf the ~$33m exterior sale and contend with the $110.7m artist record.

$120-180 million

A cornerstone of early Impressionism at the Met, it’s insured around $200m and would likely challenge Monet’s $110.7m record if saleable.

$120-170 million

As Monet’s most celebrated snowscape, its hypothetical valuation intentionally exceeds the artist’s $110.7m auction record benchmark.

$100-160 million

A directly comparable ‘Portal (Sunlight)’ sold for $24.2m in 2000, underpinning today’s nine-figure estimate alongside recent $65–$110m Monet benchmarks.

$100-150 million

The Met/Havemeyer provenance and primacy of the 1899 bridge motif support a likely $90–$120m hammer outcome within a $100–$150m estimate.

$100-150 million

Iconic 1899 bridge views are insured toward $150–200m, with auction expectations grounded in $65–$85m Water-Lily comparables and Monet’s $110.7m record.

$100-150 million

An early, scarce Japanese Bridge variant, it prices just under Monet’s $110.7m record, supported by recent $65–$76m Water Lilies and Parliament sales.

$100-150 million

Valued off the series apex Meules results—$110.7m (2019) and $81.4m (2016)—this top-tier sunset canvas would draw nine-figure bidding.

$90-140 million

Series pricing is anchored by the $110.7m 2019 Meules and a 2024 variant at $34.8m that establishes a floor for lesser examples.

$100-140 million

Exhibited at the first Impressionist show and in France’s inalienable collection, it’s hypothetically valued near Monet’s record-making Haystacks.

$100-140 million

A rare, monumental full-length portrait pivotal to Monet’s career, it would vie near the artist’s record despite market bias toward serial landscapes.

$100-140 million

A famed early masterpiece at The Met, it commands a rarity-and-fame premium above recent $65–$74m Water Lilies results.

$80-120 million

The largest of the twelve Saint-Lazare canvases, shown in 1877, it vastly outvalues the ~$33m exterior comparables.

$70-110 million

Its valuation references late Giverny benchmarks at $65.5–$74.0m and the motif’s historic auction high (inflation-adjusted c.$66m).

$60-100 million

Prime Houses of Parliament comparisons include a $75.9m result, placing the NGA’s sunset variant near the upper tier.

$70-95 million

A canonical Normandy view with figures, it’s positioned above recent $65–$74m Monet trophies and carries an estimated $110m replacement value.

$70-95 million

A closely related Charing Cross sold for $27.6m in 2019, while another reportedly traded privately around $63m the same year.

$60-90 million

An early masterpiece at The Met, it would price below late-series icons yet well above most 1860s works.

$60-90 million

Paired in art history with the Met’s Regatta, this landmark early canvas commands a premium over typical 1860s beach scenes.

$55-85 million

A Japonisme icon of exceptional scale, it values below Monet’s late serial trophies despite top-tier museum stature.

$65-85 million

As the largest, most finished 1881 Vétheuil garden canvas, it sits above a smaller 2014 comp that brought $33.7m.

$60-80 million

The high-chroma “Sunlight Effect” variant commands a premium over foggy Waterloo Bridges in same-series comparisons.

$40-80 million

Its intimate subject (Camille) and prime Argenteuil date place it between top serial benchmarks and strong non‑serial landscapes.

$60-80 million

A marquee Venice motif with distinguished provenance, it values above earlier Venice results but below Water Lilies and Haystacks peaks.

$55-75 million

This canonical twilight view would compete at the top of Monet’s Venice cohort, anchored to the best recent Venice results.

$45-75 million

Extreme scarcity of first-rate Manneporte canvases underpins its elevated valuation within Monet’s mature coastal works.

$45-70 million

An early London subject prefiguring the 1899–1904 series, it serves as a replacement benchmark because the National Gallery won’t sell.

$55-70 million

A closely related Grand Canal/Salute view sold for $56.6m in 2022, with replacement value indicated around $90m.

$40-60 million

Comparable 1870s train and snow works include ~$33m Saint-Lazare exteriors (2018) and a $41.5m Argenteuil railway bridge (2008), supporting the estimate.

$40-60 million

A mature Giverny garden scene, it sits below Monet’s serial masterpieces yet decisively above mid-tier landscapes.

$40–60 million

Venice-series comparables—$36.4m (2019) and $56.6m (2022)—bracket a strong Doge’s Palace example, with final price driven by color and condition.

$30-55 million

A celebrated 1870 Trouville beach scene, it would command a premium over earlier series auction benchmarks given its art-historical stature.

$40-55 million

Three recent Poplars sales—$30.7m (2023), $36.46m (2022), and a 2025 series record $42.96m—anchor today’s $40–$55m valuation.

$30-50 million

Its imposing 145.5 × 133.5 cm format and finished execution justify pricing well above smaller 1887 boating variants.

$25–45 million

A prime Argenteuil-period canvas exhibited since 1876, it’s positioned for vigorous evening‑sale competition.

$26-38 million

As the largest of Monet’s Argenteuil snow scenes, it would likely achieve the upper end of Argenteuil winter pricing.

$20-35 million

Same-series results place strong Morning on the Seine works at $20–$35m, with exceptional luminous examples capable of testing higher.

$12–20 million

Durand‑Ruel provenance and a dramatic sunset elevate this NCMA Étretat to $12–$20m, above routine cliff scenes but below Monet’s top series.