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A Claude Monet painting has been auctioned for more than $41m (£20.9m) in New York, breaking the record for the French impressionist artist.

The painting, Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil, features a bridge with two trains passing over the River Seine while pleasure boats float below.

Auction house Christie’s said the buyer wished to remain anonymous.

The previous record for a Monet painting was $36.5m (£18.6m) for his 1904 Nympheas, which sold last year. (more…)

An interactive digital art gallery has been launched by Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar.

In conjunction with the National Gallery, Eurostar is giving passengers a glimpse of 100 masterpieces.

Travellers using the departure lounge at St Pancras International station in London can view works by artists including Leonardo da Vinci and Monet.

People choose a painting at a touch-screen coffee table and the work is then shown on plasma screens.

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