Monday, February 2, 2026

Sotheby's Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries 4 February 2026

 Recto: Schloss Hermannstein, near Wetzlar; Verso: Three figure studies

207. Jan Brueghel the Younger

Recto: Schloss Hermannstein, near Wetzlar; Verso: Three figure studies

Estimate:

30,000 - 40,000 USD



Study for St. John the Evangelist

208. Giovanni Battista Franco, called Semolei

Study for St. John the Evangelist

Estimate:

30,000 - 40,000 USD



Recto: An old bearded man holding a bundle beneath his arm;  Verso: Various composition studies

212. Sir Anthony van Dyck

Recto: An old bearded man holding a bundle beneath his arm; Verso: Various composition studies

Estimate:

300,000 - 400,000 USD



Landscape with Herders and their Animals at rest

215. Paulus Potter

Landscape with Herders and their Animals at rest

Estimate:

50,000 - 70,000 USD



Mercury returning the cattle of Admetus to Apollo

219. Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain

Mercury returning the cattle of Admetus to Apollo

Estimate:

50,000 - 70,000 USD



Study of a Merchant Vessel

225. Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto

Study of a Merchant Vessel

Estimate:

200,000 - 300,000 USD



The Virgin and Child with Two Figures

226. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Virgin and Child with Two Figures

Estimate:

80,000 - 120,000 USD



The Approach to Martigny, Rhone Valley, Valais

227. John Robert Cozens

The Approach to Martigny, Rhone Valley, Valais

Estimate:

80,000 - 120,000 USD



The Ruins of St Mary’s Chapel and the Entrance to Bishop Vaughan’s Chapel, St David’s Cathedral, Wales

230. Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A.

The Ruins of St Mary’s Chapel and the Entrance to Bishop Vaughan’s Chapel, St David’s Cathedral, Wales

Estimate:

50,000 - 70,000 USD



A view of the Qadisha Valley in Lebanon

235. Louis-François Cassas

A view of the Qadisha Valley in Lebanon

Estimate:

30,000 - 50,000 USD



Archaeologists examining a bas-relief with a view of the Acropolis, Athens, behind

236. Louis-François Cassas

Archaeologists examining a bas-relief with a view of the Acropolis, Athens, behind

Estimate:

30,000 - 50,000 USD



Vineyards by a track and a farmhouse on a hill

239. Eugène Delacroix

Vineyards by a track and a farmhouse on a hill

Estimate:

40,000 - 60,000 USD