Paris auctioneers unveil Renoir child portrait of filmmaker son / Photo: Alain JOCARD - AFP
-
Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline first World Cup final halftime show
-
Benched Mbappe complains Arbeloa said he was 'fourth forward'
-
CIA director visits Cuba as island runs out of oil
-
Closing arguments in blockbuster trial pitting Musk against OpenAI
-
Romanian metal, Aussie star through to Eurovision final
-
No.1 Scheffler grabs share of PGA lead as McIlroy endures misery
-
Mbappe whistled as Real Madrid beat Oviedo
-
US brokers between Israel, Lebanon and says progress with China
-
Trump to seek tangible trade wins in Xi summit
-
Harry and Meghan to produce Afghan war film: Netflix
-
Woods back in Florida after seeking treatment in wake of DUI arrest - report
-
Derby-winning jockey Jose Ortiz targets Preakness on new mount
-
Sinner faces Medvedev in Italian Open semis after breaking Masters win-streak record
-
Russia pummels Kyiv, killing at least 16 and denting peace hopes
-
McIlroy back to the drawing board to solve driving woes
-
Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi tackles beauty and science
-
Cuba calls on US to lift blockade following aid offer
-
Eurovision second semi starts with a 'Bangaranga'
-
Mbappe, Dembele head up France squad for 2026 World Cup
-
Brazil renew Ancelotti contract until 2030
-
Four share PGA lead as McIlroy finds misery, No.1 Scheffler starts
-
Rome derby stays on Sunday after agreement with security authorities
-
Dior nods to Hollywood's Golden Age with Cruise collection
-
Fifth straight IPL loss for Punjab as Varma slams 75 for Mumbai
-
Better late than never, Higgo fires 69 after PGA penalty
-
Australia's Kerr to leave Chelsea Women at season's end
-
US tariffs, cyberattack drive Jaguar Land Rover into loss
-
Austrian feminist artist Valie Export dies aged 85
-
Russia pummels Kyiv, killing at least 10 and denting peace hopes
-
Israelis chant threats, anti-Palestinian slogans at Jerusalem Day march
-
New 'Godfather' novel to tell mafia story from women's perspective
-
South African Potgieter grabs early PGA clubhouse lead
-
NY's Met museum to take over Neue Galerie
-
US senators vote to withhold own pay in government shutdowns
-
Ballerini pounces for Giro win as sprint favourites crash
-
IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war
-
China's Weichai wins battle for Ferretti yacht maker
-
Japan's Mitoma a major doubt for World Cup
-
Elliott's lack of action at Villa has been embarrassing: Emery
-
Princess Catherine wraps up Italy visit with pasta class
-
Sinner breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record at Italian Open, Gauff in final
-
Honda suspends plans for new electric vehicle plant in Canada
-
Sniffer dogs police Cannes' cocaine-fuelled party scene
-
McFarlane calls on Chelsea to save troubled season with FA Cup glory
-
Lebanon, Israel hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end
-
Spain gears up for August total solar eclipse
-
Tech stocks rally rolls on as US-China talks underway
-
Russia pummels Kyiv, killing seven and denting peace hopes
-
Xi's 'blunt' warning to Trump on Taiwan exposes profound risks: analysts
-
Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has 'run out'
Paris auctioneers unveil Renoir child portrait of filmmaker son
A Paris auction house is next month to sell a previously unlisted work by French impressionist Auguste Renoir of his toddler son Jean, who went on to become an Oscar-winning filmmaker.
The oil painting -- "L'enfant et ses jouets – Gabrielle et le fils de l'artiste, Jean" ("The Child and His Toys - Gabrielle and the son's artist, Jean" -- has been valued at $1 million-$1.5 million, the Drouot auction house said.
Believed to have been painted between 1890 and 1895, it features the artist's second son Jean Renoir as a little boy, sitting on his nanny's lap and playing with toy figurines.
Jean Renoir, born in 1894, grew up to be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975, several years before he died aged 84.
His works include 1930s classic "La Grande Illusion", following two French prisoners of war trying to escape German captivity during World War I.
The nanny, Gabrielle Renard, started working for the painter's wife aged just 16, the auction house said. She was one of Renoir's favourite models, posing in around 200 paintings.
The portrait of Jean and Gabrielle belonged to Jean's godmother, Jeanne Baudot, and was passed down from one generation to the next until recently.
The work is up for auction on November 25.
F.Dubois--AMWN