Pieter Brueghel the Younger Work Sells for $2.03m to Deliver a 5% Annualized Return
3 min read · 04 Feb 2026
A village scene with the Flight into Egypt. Image courtesy of Christie's
Pieter Brueghel the Younger, A village scene with the Flight into Egypt, sold for $2.03m, more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in New York on February 4.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $1.32m, equivalent to an annualized return of 5%. It last sold at auction in 2006 for $702,300 at Dorotheum.
Oil on panel, 42.5 x 58.5cm. The work has been traded 3 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
February 04, 2026 | $2.03m | 189 % | Christie's | New York |
April 07, 2006 | $702,300 | - | Dorotheum | Vienna |
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