John Singer Sargent portrait goes above estimate in France
A child portrait by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) which came to the market with impeccable provenance appeared at a sale held at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris this week.
The 18 x 15in (46 x 38cm) signed oil on canvas depicted the 10-year-old René Kieffer and had never l…