Kansas City Nelson-Atkins Selling Monet For BIG MONEY

Wanted to title this post:

SELLING KANSAS CITY BIG MONET!!!

But I didn't think our ruffian readers would get the joke . . . And might not know that Monet's work often confronts criticism because it's not REALLY art anymore and kinda just represents institutional capital.

Nevertheless . . .

We continue our efforts to class up this place and offer this artsy tidbit for consideration:

"The Nelson-Atkins Museum of art in Kansas City, Mo., and the family of a donor are selling Moulin de Limetz, a 1888 painting by Claude Monet, at a Christie’s 20th-century evening auction in May for an estimated price of up to US$25 million."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Barron's: Nelson-Atkins Museum and Kansas City Family to Sell a Monet at Christie’s for up to $25 Million