Lot 68 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors
Diogenes searching for an Honest Man
Jan Victors · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- €15,000–€20,000 hammer ≈ $19,983–$26,644
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, New York · 6 May 2009
- Dimensions
- 106.7 x 89.2 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5366140
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Victors, Diogenes searching for an Honest Man. Christie's, 6 May 2009, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5366140.
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Jan Victors, Diogenes searching for an Honest Man. Christie's, 6 May 2009, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5366140.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Ildefonso receiving the Chasuble from the Virgin | Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp) extensively reworking a drawing attributed to Hans Witdoeck (Antwerp 1615-after 1642) | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel | Workshop Of Frans Floris | €15,000–€20,000 | |
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| A silver mounted 'Kendi', a peeled lemon, a roll of bread, black and … | Harmen Loeding | €60,000–€80,000 | |
| Studies of figures in motion | Taddeo Zuccari | $40,000–$60,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Victors | The son of the Shunammite woman revived | $18,900 | Christie's, Jun 2022 | |
| Jan Victors | Portrait of a gentleman, seated at a table | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Jan Victors | Eliezer at the House of Rebecca | Christie's, Apr 2000 | ||
| Jan Victors | The Marriage of Ruth and Boaz | Christie's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Jan Victors | Laban reconciled with Jacob | Christie's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Jan Victors | Family portrait in a classical garden setting | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Jan Victors | a portrait of a family within a formal garden setting, the h | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Jan Miense Molenaer | a happy couple in a landscape | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 |
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