Artemisia Gentileschi's Auction Record Increases by 8%
3 min read · 05 Feb 2026
Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Image courtesy of Christie's
Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Undated) sold for $5.69m, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in New York on February 4. The oil on panel work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $427,100, a 8% rise.
Lucrèce (Undated). Sold for $5.26m in 2019. Image courtesy of Artcurial
The previous record was set by Lucrèce (Undated), which sold for $5.26m at Artcurial on November 13, 2019. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 04, 2026 | Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria | $5.69m | 8 % | Christie's | New York |
November 13, 2019 | Lucrèce | $5.26m | 82 % | Artcurial | Monte Carlo |
December 19, 2017 | Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria | $2.88m | 206 % | Drouot | Paris |
December 03, 2014 | Bathsheba At Her Bath | $942,400 | 52 % | Sotheby's | London |
July 09, 1998 | Self-Portrait as a Lute Player | $619,900 | 130 % | Sotheby's | London |
December 06, 1995 | Susanna and the Elders | $269,800 | 158 % | Sotheby's | London |
December 09, 1987 | Female martyr | $104,500 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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