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Tech · October 23, 2026

Claude Monet's 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France, Sotheby's says

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A significant auction record was set in France when Claude Monet's painting 'Iris' was sold at Sotheby's. Separately, media reports indicate professional changes at CNN and the release of a memoir by journalist Evan Gershkovich detailing his 491-day imprisonment in Russia.

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    • Claude Monet's 'Iris' sold at Sotheby's as the most expensive artwork auctioned in France
    • Bianna Golodryga is departing from CNN
    • Evan Gershkovich wrote a memoir titled 'This Cursed Beautiful Land' about his 491-day imprisonment in Russia on espionage charges

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