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Monet may have become more [[Christian]] as he grew older, given that he painted images of the [[Crucifix]] and did multiple paintings of a church that were celebrated for their unique depiction of light.<ref name="Religion">https://hollowverse.com/claude-monet/</ref>  Also, his best friend late in life was the priest at his local parish church in [[France]], and his second wife was a devout [[Catholic]].<ref name="Religion"/>  Despite all this, Wikipedia prominently insists Monet was somehow an [[atheist]] without quoting any evidence in support.

Monet may have become more [[Christian]] as he grew older, given that he painted images of the [[Crucifix]] and did multiple paintings of a church that were celebrated for their unique depiction of light.<ref name="Religion">https://hollowverse.com/claude-monet/</ref>  Also, his best friend late in life was the priest at his local parish church in [[France]], and his second wife was a devout [[Catholic]].<ref name="Religion"/>  Despite all this, Wikipedia prominently insists Monet was somehow an [[atheist]] without quoting any evidence in support.

His most valuable paintings are from his early period.  His highest valued work, ''Le bassin aux nymphéas'' (1919), sold for  

His most valuable paintings are from his early period.  His highest sales price for his work, ''Meules'' (1890), was $110.7 million in 2019.<ref>https://www.insider.com/most-expensive-items-sold-at-auction-in-the-past-decade-2019-11#claude-monets-meules-was-sold-for-1107-million-in-2019-17</ref>  His ''Le bassin aux nymphéas'' (1919) sold for  

$ 80.549 million, and the average sales price of Monet's works is $7.02 million.<ref>https://en.ivankrutoyarov.com/2013/02/the-most-expensive-paintings-by-claude.html</ref>

$ 80.549 million, and the average sales price of Monet's works is $7.02 million.<ref>https://en.ivankrutoyarov.com/2013/02/the-most-expensive-paintings-by-claude.html</ref>