Adelaide Labille-Guiard's Auction Record Jumps 48%
3 min read · 01 Jul 2026
Portrait of Marquise Marie-Thérèse-Odile de la Valette (1761-1788), half-length, seated, in a silver grey satin dress with a lace shawl and bonnet, playing a harp. Image courtesy of Christie's
Adelaide Labille-Guiard, Portrait of Marquise Marie-Thérèse-Odile de la Valette (1761-1788), half-length, seated, in a silver grey satin dress with a lace shawl and bonnet, playing a harp (Undated) sold for $1.48m (GBP1.12m), more than two and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on June 30. The oil on canvas work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $483,700, a 48% rise.
SELF-PORTRAIT (1782). Sold for $991,600 in 2025. Image courtesy of Tajan
The previous record was set by SELF-PORTRAIT (1782), which sold for $991,600 at Tajan on December 17, 2025. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 30, 2026 | Portrait of Marquise Marie-Thérèse-Odile de la Valette (1761-1788), half-length, seated, in a silver grey satin dress with a lace shawl and bonnet, playing a harp | $1.48m | 49 % | Christie's | London |
December 17, 2025 | SELF-PORTRAIT | $991,600 | 28 % | Tajan | Paris |
June 16, 2021 | Madame Charles Mitoire, ne ́e Christine-Genevie've Bron (1760-1842), avec ses enfants, allaitant l'un d'eux | $773,000 | 3 % | Christie's | Paris |
June 21, 2018 | Portrait Ofthe Duchesse D'aiguillon (1770-1814) | $754,100 | 98 % | Sotheby's | Paris |
May 30, 1988 | Portrait de la Comtesse de Selve | $380,600 | 547 % | Ader Picard Tajan | Paris |
November 29, 1986 | Portrait d'homme | $58,900 | 76 % | Sotheby's | Monaco |
June 21, 1986 | Portrait presumee de la Marquise de la Fayette | $33,500 | - | Sotheby's | Monaco |
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