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Master Of The Prodigal Son

24results on record
50%sell-through
$33,358median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$338,949record in our coverage

Drawn from 24 recorded results (16 sold · 8 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$109K$218K$328K1998: $218K median, 1 sold2000: $70K median, 1 sold2004: $57K median, 1 sold2007: $14K median, 1 sold2011: $37K median, 1 sold2012: $19K median, 2 sold2016: $65K median, 2 sold2017: $161K median, 1 sold2018: $30K median, 1 sold2019: $21K median, 1 sold2020: $20K median, 1 sold2021: $12K median, 1 sold2022: $9.9K median, 1 sold2026: $339K median, 1 sold19982005201220192026

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$33K$9.9K$339K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 4 n/a $63,841

Medium is recorded for 4 of 24 results (17%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with French School, 19th Century Master Of The Prodigal Son French School, 19th Century

$92K$183K$275K1998: $1.6K median1999: $987 median2000: $999 median2001: $854 median2002: $816 median2003: $849 median2004: $1.1K median2005: $1.1K median2006: $1.5K median2007: $2.4K median2008: $1.4K median2009: $1.2K median2010: $1.2K median2011: $4.8K median2012: $4.4K median2013: $4.1K median2014: $4.6K median2015: $2.4K median2016: $3.1K median2017: $3.8K median2018: $4.4K median2019: $4.2K median2020: $3.3K median2021: $4.7K median2022: $4.2K median2023: $2.4K median2024: $1.7K median2025: $2.4K median2026: $4.2K median1998: $218K median2000: $70K median2004: $57K median2007: $14K median2011: $37K median2012: $19K median2016: $65K median2017: $161K median2018: $30K median2019: $21K median2020: $20K median2021: $12K median2022: $9.9K median2026: $339K median19982005201220192026
MetricMaster Of The Prodigal SonFrench School, 19th Century
Median result$33,358$1,656
Record price $338,949 $185,000
Results on record241,386
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: French School, 19th CenturyFrancesco GuardiKlaes MolenaerNeapolitan School, 19th Century

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 10 67% $25,000 0.60×
Christie's 4 $63,841
Lempertz 3 67% $90,832
Bonhams 2 50% $39,568 0.83×
Dorotheum 5 20% $11,918

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 24 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 8 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·07 The Adoration of the Magi $269,666–$404,499 Sotheby's
2022·05 The Virgin and Child in a Landscape with the Flight into Egypt in the Distance $69,234–$92,312 Lempertz
2022·04 Christ the Redeemer $6,742–$9,438 Sotheby's
2021·12 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2021·11 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2021·06 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2021·06 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2020·12 pietà $20,225–$26,967 Sotheby's
2020·06 mary magdalene sleeping in a grotto, a hilly landscape beyond $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 Susanna and the Elders $20,770–$25,386 Lempertz
2019·04 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2019·04 18th Century The Parable of Tares $4,045–$6,742 Bonhams
2018·02 The Lamentation $30,000–$50,000 Sotheby's
2017·11 Mount Calvary $115,390–$150,007 Lempertz
2016·12 The Story of Tobias $33,708–$47,192 Bonhams
2016·07 The Virgin and Child $107,866–$161,799 Sotheby's
2012·12 The Dead Christ supported by the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist oil on panel, shaped top $13,483–$20,225 Christie's
2012·01 the return of tobias $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2011·04 Lot and his Daughters $24,270–$33,708 Sotheby's
2010·12 Lot and his Daughters $24,270–$33,708 Sotheby's
2007·06 Susanna and the Elders $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2004·05 Lot and his Daughters oil on panel, unframed $11,539–$17,308 Christie's
2000·05 Susanna and the Elders $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
1998·07 The Healing of the Sick of the Palsy (Matthew IX, 1-8, Mark II, 3-12 and Luke V, 18-26). $134,833–$175,283 Christie's

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