Titian Sells For $22.18M, New Auction Record for Italian Old Master
3 min read · 03 Jul 2024
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt. Image courtesy of Christie's
Titian, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (Undated) sold for $22.18m, more than the low estimate at Christie's in London on July 2. The oil on canvas, laid on panel work has been traded 7 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $5.3m, a 31% rise.
A Sacra Conversazione: The Madonna And Child With Saints Luke And Catherine Of Alexandria. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by A Sacra Conversazione: The Madonna And Child With Saints Luke And Catherine Of Alexandria (Undated), which sold for $16.88m at Sotheby's on January 27, 2011. The work had not been traded before.
| Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-02 | The Rest on the Flight into Egypt | $22.18m | 31 % | Christie's | London |
| 2011-01-27 | A Sacra Conversazione: The Madonna And Child With Saints Luke And Catherine Of Alexandria | $16.88m | 37 % | Sotheby's | New York |
| 1991-12-13 | Venus and Adonis | $12.36m | 219 % | Christie's | London |
| 1971-06-25 | The death of Actaeon | $3.87m | 4379 % | Christie's | London |
| 1968-11-29 | Portrait of young nobleman wearing black hat | $86,400 | 28 % | Christie's | London |
| 1959-06-24 | Double portrait of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514-1574), and his son, Francesco Maria II (1549-1631), full-length | $67,400 | 92 % | Sotheby's | London |
| 1928-12-14 | Portrait of Daniello Barbaro | $35,100 | - | Christie's | London |