Christie's Paris 20th/21st Century Evening Sale Could Realize $34.89m

3 min read · 02 Apr 2026

'New York Apple' by Claude Lalanne estimated at $5.78m (low) to $8.1m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Woman with a Hat by Maurice de Vlaminck estimated at $5.78m (low) to $8.1m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Woman in a Yellow Dressing Gown Combing Her Hair by Edgar Degas estimated at $2.08m (low) to $2.89m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter estimated at $2.08m (low) to $2.89m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Painting 130 x 89 cm, June 25, 1954 by Pierre Soulages estimated at $1.16m (low) to $1.74m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

'New York Apple' by Claude Lalanne estimated at $5.78m (low) to $8.1m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Claude Lalanne 'New York Apple' (2008) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its '20th/21st Century Art - Evening Sale' in Paris on April 15.

Pre-sale low estimates total $34.89m (EUR30.16m).

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51 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $34.89m (low) and $50.3m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Claude Lalanne, 'New York Apple' (2008), which is estimated to sell for between $5.78m and $8.1m. It has been traded once in the past.

Guaranteed lots

2 works are backed by guarantees, including: Maurice de Vlaminck, Woman with a Hat (1906). It is estimated to sell for between $5.78m and $8.1m. It has been traded twice in the past.

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Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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