Nympheas Sold: £18.5m

Hot off the presses: Claude Monet's Nympheas (1904) fetched £18.5m at Sotheby's in London this evening. This is the first time it's been on view since 1936. I'm not a great fan of Monet's impressionist paintings of his water lilies, but this is certainly one of his best. If you want tranquility in a painting, here it is. Back to the vault?