{"id":219481,"date":"2026-05-04T17:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/219481\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:28:12","slug":"renoir-masterpiece-from-manhasset-home-expected-to-fetch-35m-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/219481\/","title":{"rendered":"Renoir masterpiece from Manhasset home expected to fetch $35M at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) La femme aux lilas (Portrait de Nini Lopez), Painted in 1876-1877, Estimate: $25,000,000-35,000,000.<\/p>\n

CHRISTIE\u2019S IMAGES LTD. 2026<\/p>\n

A masterpiece by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that once quietly hung inside a Manhasset home is now heading to the art market. \u201cLa femme aux lilas (Portrait de Nini Lopez),\u201d painted between 1876 and 1877, will headline Christie\u2019s<\/a> 20th Century Evening Sale on Monday, May 18, in New York with an estimate of $25 million to $35 million.<\/p>\n

For decades, however, the painting was not in a museum but in the living room of the late Lorinda Payson de Roulet, a longtime Manhasset resident, philanthropist, and former president of the New York Mets, whose family roots are deeply tied to the North Shore. The home itself reflects that legacy. De Roulet lived in the Manhasset home after marrying Vincent de Roulet; the Renoir painting had been originally acquired in 1929 by her parents, Joan Whitney Payson and Charles Payson.<\/p>\n

The Renoir hung there for years, serving as a backdrop to family gatherings. Her daughter, Whitney Bullock, recalled that the painting was part of everyday life\u2014the setting when the family would \u201cget poshed up\u201d and gather in the living room, according to Christie\u2019s. The work now comes to auction as part of \u201cThe Collection of Lorinda Payson de Roulet,\u201d ending a nearly century-long run in the same family. Christie\u2019s Global Chairman Max Carter praised \u201cLa femme aux lilas\u201d as a masterpiece of Impressionist portraiture ahead of its upcoming sale.<\/p>\n

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Beyond art collecting, the family\u2019s imprint on Manhasset is significant and still visible. The Payson-Whitney family donated land from their estate to establish what is now North Shore University Hospital. De Roulet also founded the Patrina Foundation, which provides funding for grassroots programs supporting women and girls, and remained active in charitable work throughout her life.<\/p>\n

Bullock recalled that her mother started that organization with funds obtained through the sale of Pablo Picasso\u2019s \u201cAu Lapin Agile.\u201d \u201cShe decided to sell that when we were over on Christmas morning, and my sons were shooting Nerf balls a bit too close to it. She decided it should have a different purpose.\u201d When the painting was later added to the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mrs. Bullock said, \u201cMum was proud of that. She was so happy to see her picture on the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, the Renoir that once oversaw a Manhasset living room will take center stage in the global art world\u2014offering a rare public glimpse into a piece of art history that, for generations, was simply part of home.<\/p>\n

\"ClarkClark Bullock Whitney Bullock and Lorinda de Roulet at the Met with Picasso\u2019s Au Lapin Agile.CHRISTIE\u2019S IMAGES LTD. 2026
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