Jan van Mieris's Auction Record Jumps 87%
3 min read · 01 Jul 2026
The Art of Painting (Pictura). Image courtesy of Christie's
Jan van Mieris, The Art of Painting (Pictura) (Undated) sold for $469,400 (GBP355,600), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on June 30. The oil on panel work has been traded 8 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $219,400, a 87% rise.
Man And A Page Offering Fruit To A Seated Woman, In A Courtyard (Undated). Sold for $250,000 in 2020. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Man And A Page Offering Fruit To A Seated Woman, In A Courtyard (Undated), which sold for $250,000 at Sotheby's on January 30, 2020. The work had been traded 12 times in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 30, 2026 | The Art of Painting (Pictura) | $469,400 | 88 % | Christie's | London |
January 30, 2020 | Man And A Page Offering Fruit To A Seated Woman, In A Courtyard | $250,000 | 183 % | Sotheby's | New York |
July 03, 1997 | Minerva protecting the Arts | $88,400 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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