Art Contemporain Auction Could Realize $7.75m

3 min read · 02 Apr 2026

Untitled by Jean Paul Riopelle estimated at $289,200 (low) to $404,800 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

T1980-K5 by Hans Hartung estimated at $231,300 (low) to $347,000 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Head by Jean Dubuffet estimated at $208,200 (low) to $323,900 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Study to Homage to the Square: 3 Yellows with green and grey by Josef Albers estimated at $208,200 (low) to $254,500 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Ahava, 1977 by Robert Indiana estimated at $208,200 (low) to $323,900 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Untitled by Jean Paul Riopelle estimated at $289,200 (low) to $404,800 (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Jean Paul Riopelle Untitled (1954) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Art Contemporain' auction in Paris on April 16.

Pre-sale low estimates total $7.75m (EUR6.7m).

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99 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $7.75m (low) and $11.24m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Jean Paul Riopelle, Untitled (1954), which is estimated to sell for between $289,200 and $404,800. It has been traded 4 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

2 works are backed by guarantees, including: Hans Hartung, T1980-K5 (1980). It is estimated to sell for between $231,300 and $347,000. It has been traded once 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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