A stunning winter landscape scene by Claude Monet, sold under duress during the Nazi reign by its original German Jewish owner, and which had been lost since before World War II, will go up for auction at Christie's in New York on the 12th. May: this is the masterpiece La Mare, effet de neige (1874-75), which will be offered with an estimate between 18 and 25 million dollars. As part of a recent legal settlement, the proceeds from the sale will be divided between the heirs of Richard Semmel, the original owner of the work, and its current owners, a...