Sotheby's Modern Day Auction Could Realize $8.02m

3 min read · 16 Sep 2026

Jeune Fille au chapeau de paille by Pierre-Auguste Renoir estimated at $1.27m (low) to $1.91m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Instinct originel by Chu Teh-chun estimated at $382,500 (low) to $637,400 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

No. 465 by Chu Teh-chun estimated at $357,000 (low) to $573,700 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Les Glaïeuls by Marc Chagall estimated at $318,700 (low) to $573,700 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Jeune Fille au chapeau de paille by Pierre-Auguste Renoir estimated at $1.27m (low) to $1.91m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Jeune Fille au chapeau de paille (1884) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Modern Day Auction' in Hong Kong on September 29.

Pre-sale low estimates total $8.02m (HKD62.9m).

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69 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $8.02m (low) and $13.75m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jeune Fille au chapeau de paille (1884), which is estimated to sell for between $1.27m and $1.91m. It has been traded 11 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

1 work is backed by a guarantee: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Laveuses - Fragment (1910). It is estimated to sell for between $153,000 and $280,500. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

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Estimates and totals are converted into US dollars.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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