Old Master Highlights

19th-Century Highlights

As one of art’s most enduring genres, portraiture captures individual likeness, while recording it for posterity.

The sale includes an especially rich array of European portraits.

The Power of Portraiture

These transportative works offer sweeping views of cities from across Europe.

The sale offers several paintings of expansive vistas.

Panoramic Views

The sale includes a monumental Barbizon painting by Jules Breton and an extraordinary charcoal drawing of gleaners by Jean-François Millet.

The Barbizon School

These 19th-century artists span Realist traditions and Symbolist reimaginings, capturing people and places both imagined and observed.

Neoclassical to Belle Époque

New York

This Spring’s Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art sale features works from the fourteenth through twentieth centuries. The live auction is led by impressive paintings by Bernardo Bellotto, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Alfred Stevens, and Jules Breton. Among other highlights are view paintings by Antonio Joli and a distinguished array of portraits by Paul Helleu, Baron Gerard, George Romney, and others. Sale Number: N11168

Chairman, Sotheby's Americas | Co-Chairman, Old Master Paintings Worldwide

George Wachter

Senior Vice President | International Head of Old Master Division

Christopher Apostle

Senior Vice President | Head of Department, Old Master Paintings

David Pollack

Vice President | Specialist, Director of International Strategy, Old Master Paintings

Calvine Harvey

Vice President | Specialist, Old Master Paintings

Elisabeth Lobkowicz

Assistant Vice President, Specialist | Old Master Paintings

Daria Rose Foner, PhD

Cataloguer, Old Master Paintings

Emma Woodberry

Vice President | Director, Head of Sale, 19th Century European Paintings

Kathryn Kremnitzer, PhD

Specialist, 19th-Century European Paintings and Russian Art

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17–24 May 2023 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

18–26 May 2023 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

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This Spring’s Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art sale features works from the 14th through 20th centuries. The live auction is led by impressive paintings by Bernardo Bellotto, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Giandomenico Tiepolo, Jules Breton, Camille Corot, and Alfred Stevens. Among other highlights are view paintings by Antonio Joli and distinguished portraits by Paul Helleu, Franz von Stuck, Baron Gerard, George Romney, among others.

Master Paintings and 19th-Century European Art