NEW YORK: A painting from Claude Monet's acclaimed "Grainstack" series is heading to auction next month and Christie's said it could realise around $45m.
The 1891 painting, shimmering with hues of reds, pinks, blues and yellow, depicts a close-up of a single cone-shaped stack after harvest.
Monet's "Grainstack" series – 25 in all – was painted just steps from his home outside a farmer's field in the French village of Giverny.
The one at Christie's November 16 impressionist and modern art evening sale is one of a few still in private hands.
Prior to the New York sale, "Grainstack" will be previewed at Christie's galleries in Hong Kong on October 17-19 and in London on October 24-25.
The auction record for a Monet is $80.4m set in 2008.