Frans Hals The Elder Work Sells for $7.98m to Deliver a 7% Annualized Return
3 min read · 04 Jun 2025
Boy, Possibly Frans Hals (II), Playing the Violin; Girl, Possibly Sara Hals, Singing. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Frans Hals The Elder, Boy, Possibly Frans Hals (II), Playing the Violin; Girl, Possibly Sara Hals, Singing sold for $7.98m, more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 21.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $7.46m, equivalent to an annualized return of 7%. It last sold at auction in 1987 for $520,000 at Christie's.
Oil on panel, 26.7 x 26.7cm. The work has been traded 12 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-05-21 | $7.98m | 1435 % | Sotheby's | New York |
1987-01-13 | $520,000 | - | Christie's | New York |
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