Vincent van Gogh Work Sells for $718,000 to Deliver a 20% Annualized Return
3 min read · 29 Sep 2026
Head of a Peasant Woman, Left Profile. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Vincent van Gogh, Head of a Peasant Woman, Left Profile (1884), sold for $718,000 (HKD5.63m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in Hong Kong on September 29.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $146,000, equivalent to an annualized return of 20%. It last sold at auction in 2025 for $572,000 at Sotheby's.
Chalk on paper, 34.3 x 21.0cm. The work has been traded 13 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
September 29, 2026 | $718,000 | 26 % | Sotheby's | Hong Kong |
July 03, 2025 | $572,000 | -21 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 02, 2012 | $722,500 | 230 % | Christie's | New York |
February 06, 2001 | $218,900 | 90 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 12, 1997 | $115,000 | - | Christie's | New York |
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