Jean-Honore Fragonard Work Sells for $3.32m to Deliver a 7% Annualized Return
3 min read · 26 Mar 2026
The Happy Family, also known as Young Couple Contemplating a Sleeping Child, or The Return Home, or The Reconciliation. Image courtesy of Christie's
Jean-Honore Fragonard, The Happy Family, also known as Young Couple Contemplating a Sleeping Child, or The Return Home, or The Reconciliation, sold for $3.32m (EUR2.87m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in Paris on March 25.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $3.32m, equivalent to an annualized return of 7%. It last sold at auction in 1922 for $1,726 at Christie's.
Oil on canvas, 71.0 x 89.0cm. The work has not been traded before.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 25, 2026 | $3.32m | 192358 % | Christie's | Paris |
November 24, 1922 | $1,726 | - | Christie's | London |
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