Lot 20 · Old Masters
The Sacrifice of Isaac (recto and verso)
Johann Liss · pencil, pen and brown ink, brown-grey wash, watermark device
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 26 October 2016
- Dimensions
- 9 x 6 7/8 in. (22.9 x 17.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3992767
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Liss, The Sacrifice of Isaac (recto and verso). Christie's, 26 Oct 2016, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3992767.
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Johann Liss, The Sacrifice of Isaac (recto and verso). Christie's, 26 Oct 2016, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3992767.
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From the same sale Old Masters · Oct 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Peter | Circle of Duccio di Buoninsegna (?Siena c. 1255/60-1318 Siena) | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| Saint Benedict of Nursia | North French School, 16th Century | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child with San Bernardino | Rutilio Manetti (Siena 1571-1639) and collaborators | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| The Sacrifice of Isaac | Angelo Trevisani (Venice 1669-after 1753) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Florence, looking east along the Arno | French School, c. 1830 | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| An angel and putti accompanying a child's soul to heaven | Maria Cosway (Florence 1759-1838 Lodi) | $7,000–$10,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Liss | The Morra Game | $9,375 | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | |
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of an artist, possibly a self-portrait | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | ||
| Johann Liss | The Penitent Magdalene | Sotheby's, Oct 2003 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of Père Théophile | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of an elegantly dressed lady, three-quarter-length, | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Mar 2024 | ||
| Johann Liss | The Sacrifice of Abraham | Lempertz, Sep 2017 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | The classroom | Sotheby's, May 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.