Lot 13 · 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale
La Forêt (The Forest)
Jean Paul Riopelle · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,300,000–£1,800,000 hammer ≈ $1,737,021–$2,405,106
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale , London · 5 March 2026
- Dimensions
- 50 ¾ x 76 ¾in. (129 x 195cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3096137
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Paul Riopelle, La Forêt (The Forest). Christie's, 5 Mar 2026, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096137.
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Jean Paul Riopelle, La Forêt (The Forest). Christie's, 5 Mar 2026, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3096137.
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From the same sale 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale · Mar 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typ mit Fahne (Type with Flag) | Georg Baselitz | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Beach Wear | Gerald Laing | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Tête de cheval en rouge avec couple en bleu aux fleurs | Marc Chagall | £900,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Bella | Lucian Freud | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Lemon | Lucian Freud | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| The Birds of Olivier Larronde | Lucian Freud | £800,000–£1,200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Paul Riopelle | Saint-Anthon | $3,136,719 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Jean Paul Riopelle | Composition ciérrée | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Jean Paul Riopelle | La sombreuse (Il y a une couleur qui se promène et des gens | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Jean Paul Riopelle | La Forêt | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Jean Paul Riopelle | forestine | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Jean Paul Riopelle | Autriche III (Austria III) | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Jean Paul Riopelle | Flèches | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Alexander Calder | Quinze Feuilles Noires | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.