Renoir's $35M Portrait of Nini Lopez Heads to Christie's After Nearly a Century in Private Collection
Christie's is set to auction La femme aux lilas (Portrait de Nini Lopez), a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir created between 1876 and 1877, which has not been available at auction for nearly a hundred years. This artwork is estimated to fetch $35 million and is part of Lorinda Payson de Roulet's collection, originally obtained by her parents in 1929. The return of this piece is a noteworthy occurrence in the market for Impressionist art.
Key facts
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted La femme aux lilas (Portrait de Nini Lopez) between 1876 and 1877.
- The painting has not been seen at auction for almost a century.
- It carries an estimate of $35 million.
- Christie's will conduct the auction.
- The work comes from the collection of Lorinda Payson de Roulet.
- Lorinda Payson de Roulet's parents acquired the painting in 1929.
- The painting is a portrait of Nini Lopez.
- The painting is titled La femme aux lilas.
Entities
Artists
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Nini Lopez
Institutions
- Christie's
- Whitney Museum of American Art
Locations
- New York
- United States