Luis Borrassa's Auction Record Jumps 150%

Luis Borrassa, The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (Undated) sold for $238,600 (EUR213,800), more than seven times the low estimate at Artcurial in Paris on November 10. The Tempera and gold on panel with raised arcades, reinforced by two vertical crossbars, fragment of an altarpiece work has not been traded before.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $148,700, a 150% rise.

The previous record was set by El Bautismo de Cristo (Undated), which sold for $89,800 at Sotheby's on October 27, 1992.