Pierre-Auguste Renoir Work Sells for $5.79m to Deliver a 310% Annualized Return

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Work Sells for $5.79m to Deliver a 310% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  29 Sep 2026

Jeune Fille au chapeau de paille. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Jeune Fille au chapeau de paille. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jeune Fille au chapeau de paille (1884), sold for $5.79m (HKD45.43m), more than four and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in Hong Kong on September 29.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $4.24m, equivalent to an annualized return of 310%. It last sold at auction in 2025 for $1.55m at Christie's.

Oil on canvas, 65.6 x 54.4cm. The work has been traded 11 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
September 29, 2026
$5.79m
274 %
Sotheby's
Hong Kong
October 23, 2025
$1.55m
-72 %
Christie's
Paris
May 16, 2023
-
-
Sotheby's
New York
May 15, 1990
$5.5m
177 %
Christie's
New York
June 30, 1987
$1.99m
-
Sotheby's
London

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