What is a Old Master painting worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 5 priced auction sales, works by Old Master have sold for a median of $607Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $275Sign up free to see and $1,200Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $904Sign up free to see across 4 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Old Master prices by medium
- Auction results
- 10
- Sold rate
- 50%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2020
- Median price
- $607Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.3kSign up free to see Men on Horseback Near Falls, James D. Julia, Aug 2013
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | $499–$1.7kSign up free to see | $904Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sloans & Kenyon (5), James D. Julia (4), Clarke Auction Gallery (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Old Master sales
- MERCURY WITH FIGURES, pen and ink, MERCURY WITH FIGURES, pen and ink — $275Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Jun 14, 2020
- Penitent Magdalene, Oil on Canvas — $175Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jun 30, 2019
- The Virgin Annunciate, THE VIRGIN ANNUNCIATE, oil on canvas laid on panel — $1,200Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Apr 22, 2017
- Mary and Elizabeth, Oil on wood panel — $607Sign up free to see, James D. Julia, Feb 4, 2014
- Men on Horseback Near Falls, Oil on wood panel — $3,258Sign up free to see, James D. Julia, Aug 20, 2013
Questions about Old Master prices
What is a Old Master painting worth?
Based on 5 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Old Master have sold for a median of $607, and half of them sold between $275 and $1,200. For paintings alone the median is $904 (4 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Old Master sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $3,258 for “Men on Horseback Near Falls” at James D. Julia in August 2013.
How often do Old Master works sell at auction?
50% of the 10 lots recorded between 2013 and 2020 sold.
How can I sell a Old Master painting?
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Of the 10 lots by Old Master recorded at auction between 2013 and 2020, 5 found a buyer (50%).
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