Gian Lorenzo Bernini Work Returns to Auction

Gian Lorenzo Bernini Work Returns to Auction

3 min read  ·  14 Jan 2026

Portrait of a man with mustache and pointed beard. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Portrait of a man with mustache and pointed beard. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Portrait of a man with mustache and pointed beard, is due to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on February 4, 2026 with an $80,000 to $120,000 estimate.

It last sold at auction in 1980 for $633 at Sotheby's.

Black, red and white chalk, on buff paper, 20.7 x 14.4cm. The work has been traded 10 times in the past.


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