Michelangelo's Auction Record Jumps 11% With $27.2m Sale
3 min read · 06 Feb 2026
Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with knee bent (verso). Image courtesy of Christie's
Michelangelo, Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with knee bent (verso) (Undated) sold for $27.2m, more than 18 times the low estimate at Christie's in New York on February 5. The red chalk work has been traded 7 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $2.85m, a 11% rise.
A nude man (after Masaccio) and two figures behind him (Undated). Sold for $24.35m in 2022. Image courtesy of Christie's
The previous record was set by A nude man (after Masaccio) and two figures behind him (Undated), which sold for $24.35m at Christie's on May 18, 2022. The work had been traded 5 times in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 05, 2026 | Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with knee bent (verso) | $27.2m | 12 % | Christie's | New York |
May 18, 2022 | A nude man (after Masaccio) and two figures behind him | $24.35m | 117 % | Christie's | Paris |
July 04, 2000 | The risen Christ | $11.21m | 65 % | Christie's | London |
January 28, 1998 | Christ and woman of Samaria. Head of woman of Samaria and lower torso of man | $6.8m | 19 % | Sotheby's | New York |
July 06, 1993 | Meeting of infant St.John with Holy Family - Rest on flight into Egypt. Putti in play | $5.74m | 2050 % | Christie's | London |
November 24, 1976 | Male torso recto Ecorche legs verso | $266,900 | 247 % | Sotheby's | London |
April 28, 1976 | Male nude recto and verso | $76,900 | 6 % | Sotheby's | London |
June 28, 1962 | Christ before Pilate | $72,800 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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