Christie's Durand-Ruel, Generations of Vision Auction Could Realize $33.26m

3 min read · 22 Oct 2026

Cliffs at Pourville by Claude Monet estimated at $12.35m (low) to $16.84m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Young Girls by the Sea by Pierre-Auguste Renoir estimated at $4.49m (low) to $6.74m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Three Pots of Tulips by Claude Monet estimated at $2.81m (low) to $3.93m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

The Road to the Flying Heart in Winter, Louveciennes by Alfred Sisley estimated at $2.81m (low) to $3.93m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Still Life with Gruyère Cheese by Pablo Picasso estimated at $2.81m (low) to $3.93m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Cliffs at Pourville by Claude Monet estimated at $12.35m (low) to $16.84m (high). Image courtesy of Christie's

Claude Monet Cliffs at Pourville (1882) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's in its 'Durand-Ruel, Generations of Vision' auction in Paris on October 22.

Pre-sale low estimates total $33.26m (EUR29.62m).

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27 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $33.26m (low) and $47.53m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Claude Monet, Cliffs at Pourville (1882), which is estimated to sell for between $12.35m and $16.84m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

10 works are backed by guarantees, including: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Young Girls by the Sea (1894). It is estimated to sell for between $4.49m and $6.74m. 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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