Jean-Honore Fragonard Work with $1.78m Estimate Returns to Auction
3 min read · 23 Feb 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, is due to be sold at Christie's in Paris on March 25, 2026 with a $1.78m (EUR1.5m) to $2.97m estimate.
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.
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