Jean Paul Riopelle Work with $1.63m Estimate Returns to Auction

Jean Paul Riopelle Work with $1.63m Estimate Returns to Auction

3 min read  ·  20 Feb 2026

La Forêt (The Forest). Image courtesy of Christie's

La Forêt (The Forest). Image courtesy of Christie's

Jean Paul Riopelle, La Forêt (The Forest), is due to be sold at Christie's in London on March 5, 2026 with a $1.63m (GBP1.2m) to $2.44m estimate.

It last sold at auction in 2015 for $2.24m at Sotheby's. The current low estimate is 70% higher than its previous low estimate of $953,800.

Oil on canvas, 129.0 x 195.0cm. The work has been traded 3 times in the past.


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