22 April 2026
Christie's to Offer $35 M. Renoir Painting Owned by Whitney Family For Nearly a Century
For the first time in 97 years, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La femme aux lilas (Portrait de Nini Lopez) will hit the auction block, with an estimate of $25 million to $35 million.
Set for Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale on May 18, the 1876-77 painting depicts Nini Lopez, a young Parisian actress, as a golden-haired woman with milky-pale skin and ruddy cheeks gazing into the distance, as she clasps a bouquet of white and pink flowers.
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