This lush Impressionist landscape by Pierre-Auguste Renoir set off a lively bidding today at #SothebysHongKong, where it achieved a new Asian auction record for the artist. ‘Paysage avec figures’ doubled its high estimate to achieve HK $52 million in The Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, presented in partnership with celine. During the late 1880s and early 1890s, Renoir entered a transformative period. He traveled across France and Europe, taking inspiration from Old Masters as well as French Rococo. This synthesis let to a refined aesthetic marked by warmer colors, softer brushstrokes, and gentler outlines—a shift beautifully captured in works like ‘Paysage avec figures.’ The Hong Kong Sales continue tomorrow with the Modern Day and Contemporary Day auctions. Register to bid at the link in bio.