Jean Paul Riopelle Work Sells for $3.16m to Deliver a 3% Annualized Return
3 min read · 05 Mar 2026
La Forêt (The Forest). Image courtesy of Christie's
Jean Paul Riopelle, La Forêt (The Forest) (1953), sold for $3.16m (GBP2.37m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on March 5.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $914,700, equivalent to an annualized return of 3%. It last sold at auction in 2015 for $2.24m at Sotheby's.
Oil on canvas, 129.0 x 195.0cm. The work has been traded 3 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 05, 2026 | $3.16m | 41 % | Christie's | London |
December 09, 2015 | $2.24m | - | Sotheby's | Paris |
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