Biagio d'Antonio's Auction Record Jumps 34% With $2.31m Sale
3 min read · 07 Feb 2026
Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Red Berretto. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Biagio d'Antonio, Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Red Berretto (Undated) sold for $2.31m, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on February 5. The oil on panel, transferred from canvas work has been traded 14 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $588,400, a 34% rise.
A Spalliera: The Battle of Zama, 202 BC (Undated). Sold for $1.72m in 2009. Image courtesy of Uppsala Auktionskammare
The previous record was set by A Spalliera: The Battle of Zama, 202 BC (Undated), which sold for $1.72m at Uppsala Auktionskammare on June 02, 2009.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 05, 2026 | Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Red Berretto | $2.31m | 34 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 02, 2009 | A Spalliera: The Battle of Zama, 202 BC | $1.72m | 1736 % | Uppsala Auktionskammare | Uppsala |
July 08, 1988 | Madonna and Child enthroned | $93,600 | 78 % | Christie's | London |
June 07, 1978 | Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Red Berretto | $52,500 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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