A 1932 still life by Amrita Sher-Gil will be offered in Paris on 15 October 2026, a notably rare outing for the Hungarian-Indian painter on the French auction market. Nature morte au pichet et aux fruits, an oil on panel measuring 59.9 by 75.8 cm, carries an estimate of €800,000 to €1 million — a serious price for a European sale of her work. The auction, conducted by Jack-Philippe Ruellan, takes place at 2pm CEST at the Galerie des Orfèvres, 23 place Dauphine, under the auspices of the Hôtel Drouot. The painting dates to 1932, described as a hinge year in Sher-Gil's brief career, when the artist was moving between her Paris training and her Indian subjects. Sher-Gil (1913–1941) remains an exceptional sight at French auctions. The same auction house already presented another 1932 canvas, Portrait d'Edith, this past 29 January — a sign that even occasional French appearances tend to come through the same channel. Her market has long been concentrated in South Asia, where her major works have commanded eight-figure sums, so the Paris estimate represents a meaningful test of European appetite for her pictures. Bidding will be open live and online, and the lot headlines an otherwise mixed modern and contemporary offering. For Paris, where Sher-Gil's auction record history is thin, a result near the top estimate would set a reference point for future European consignments of one of modernism's most distinctive — and short-lived — careers. The announcement appears in the Gazette Drouot's 9 October 2026 edition, previewing a live saleroom auction rather than an online session — a format reserved for material the paper considers worth flagging to its readers. For Paris collectors, it is the second chance this year to see Sher-Gil's name in a French catalogue, and the first to come with an estimate aimed squarely at institutional-grade competition.