3 min read · 20 May 2026

La Moisson en Provence. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Vincent van Gogh, La Moisson en Provence (1888), sold for $29.43m, more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 19.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $19.12m, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 2003 for $10.31m at Sotheby's.
Watercolor, gouache, charcoal, reed and quill pens and ink on paper laid down on board, 48.7 x 61.2cm. The work has been traded 14 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 19, 2026 | $29.43m | 185 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 05, 2003 | $10.31m | -23 % | Sotheby's | New York |
June 24, 1997 | $13.31m | - | Sotheby's | London |
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