Jan Both Work Sells for $56,700 But Delivers a 48% Negative Return

Jan Both Work Sells for $56,700 But Delivers a 48% Negative Return

3 min read  ·  21 May 2025

Extensive Italianate landscape with a traveler and drovers on a road, a farmhouse and a village beyond. Image courtesy of Christie's

Extensive Italianate landscape with a traveler and drovers on a road, a farmhouse and a village beyond. Image courtesy of Christie's

Jan Both, Extensive Italianate landscape with a traveler and drovers on a road, a farmhouse and a village beyond sold for $56,700, less than the low estimate at Christie's in New York on May 20.

The sale was below the previous auction result by $52,800, realizing a 48% negative return. It last sold at auction in 1997 for $109,500 at Christie's.

Oil on canvas, 62.8 x 73.7cm. The work has been traded twice in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
2025-05-20
$56,700
-48 %
Christie's
New York
1997-12-03
$109,500
-
Christie's
London

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