Berthe Morisot Work Sells for $1.25m to Deliver a 0.8% Annualized Return

Berthe Morisot Work Sells for $1.25m to Deliver a 0.8% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  23 Oct 2025

Julie Manet with a Parakeet. Image courtesy of Christie's

Julie Manet with a Parakeet. Image courtesy of Christie's

Berthe Morisot, Julie Manet with a Parakeet (1890) sold for $1.25m (EUR1.08m), more than the low estimate at Christie's in Paris on October 23.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $302,700, equivalent to an annualized return of 0.8%. It last sold at auction in 1990 for $950,000 at Sotheby's.

Oil on canvas, 84.0 x 55.4cm. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
October 23, 2025
$1.25m
32 %
Christie's
Paris
May 17, 1990
$950,000
-
Sotheby's
New York

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