€10m Monet restored after attack

A €10m artwork by Claude Monet that was all but destroyed when a man put his fist through it is once again hanging where it belongs after a painstaking restoration.

€10m Monet restored after attack

The Impressionist painting was ripped apart in June 2012 while it hung in the National Gallery of Ireland.

After a delicate, 18-month restoration, Argenteuil Basin With A Single Sailboat, dating from 1874, has been restored to near its former glory and is back on the walls.

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