This December’s Old Master &amp; 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction features an array of significantly important highlights spanning several centuries, from Sandro Botticelli to Gustav Klimt.

Auction Highlights

Rediscovering a masterpiece of Florentine Mannerism

This is Mannerism

Artemisia Gentileschi’s 'Penitent Mary Magdalen'

The Race for a Botticelli

Rembrandt's Three Crosses

London

Director | Head of Evening Sale | Specialist | Old Master Paintings 

Elisabeth Lobkowicz

Chairman, Sotheby’s UK and Ireland, Co-Chairman, Old Master Paintings, Worldwide

Alexander Bell

Co-Chairman, Worldwide Old Master Paintings

George Gordon

Senior Director  |  Senior Specialist 

Julian Gascoigne

Global Head of Private Sales, Old Masters Paintings

Chloe  Stead

Deputy Director | Senior Cataloguer and Researcher

Cecilia Treves

Cataloguer

Giorgio Bowler

Associate Cataloguer

Alice Da Costa 

Sophie Hetherton

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This December’s Old Master &amp; 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction features a remarkable selection of works. Leading the auction are a painting of singular beauty by Sandro Botticelli and a rediscovered masterpiece by the celebrated Florentine Mannerist artist Rosso Fiorentino once owned by Catherine the Great. Other highlights include a compelling portrayal of Mary Magdalen by Artemisia Gentileschi and a celebrated depiction of a Spanish Pointer by George Stubbs, A.R.A. Also featured are a recently reunited triptych by Pieter I Claeissens, a portrait of the 6th Duke of Devonshire by Sir Thomas Lawrence, and a dynamic canvas by Eugène Delacroix that blends his experience in North Africa with his own Romantic vision. We are also delighted to offer an important drypoint by Rembrandt and a complete, particularly early set of Los Caprichos by Francesco José de Goya y Lucientes.

Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction