Chardin returns to auction in Paris. “The Melon started” will be put on sale at Christie's on June 12.
Valued at 8 to 12 million euros, this opened Melon is being offered for auction. The house of François Pinault, who comes in the second round for Chardin, but in the first round for the first time, will be selling the painting. It already has its certificate of free circulation of cultural property. Unlike the Basket of Strawberries, the request for which was made the day before the auction.