Lot 36 · Old Master Paintings
the duet: a self portrait of the artist with his wife, judith leyster, probably their marriage portrait
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- Estimate
- $700,000–$900,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, New York · 30 January 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4232168
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Miense Molenaer, the duet: a self portrait of the artist with his wife, judith leyster, probably their marriage portrait. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2014, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4232168.
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Jan Miense Molenaer, the duet: a self portrait of the artist with his wife, judith leyster, probably their marriage portrait. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2014, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4232168.
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|---|---|---|---|
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