Lot 14 · Horizon | Post-War and Contemporary Art
The Massacre of the Innocents
Marten Van Cleve · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $337,082–$471,915
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Horizon | Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 12 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 36 3/8 x 49½ in. (92.4 x 125.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4255358
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Marten Van Cleve, The Massacre of the Innocents. Christie's, 12 Nov 2004, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4255358.
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Marten Van Cleve, The Massacre of the Innocents. Christie's, 12 Nov 2004, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4255358.
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From the same sale Horizon | Post-War and Contemporary Art · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Preclassic, Ca. 1150-550 B.c. | A LAS BOCAS FIGURINE | $1,500–$2,500 | |
| A Dutch States Yacht, a smalschip , a Rhine aak and other vessels in a calm | Willem I Van De Velde | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Middle Preclassic, Ca. 1150-550 B.c. | AN OLMEC JADE RECEPTACLE | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Late Preclassic, Ca. 300-100 B.c. | A MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M-16 VARIANT | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Late Preclassic, Ca. 300-100 B.c. | A LARGE MEZCALA STONE FIGURE, TYPE M-26 VARIANT | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Ca. A.d. 500-1000 | A PAIR OF SINU GOLD EARRINGS | $2,000–$3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marten Van Cleve | The Wedding Dance | $621,968 | Christie's, Dec 2017 | |
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| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Head of a Bearded Man | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
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| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Christ on the Cross | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 |
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