Lot 43 · Important Old Master Pictures
Portrait of the Artist, as Mars
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $261,442–$348,589
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PICTURES, London · 8 December 2005
- Dimensions
- 15 5/8 x 11¾ in. (39.7 x 29.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5735596
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Portrait of the Artist, as Mars. Christie's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5735596.
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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Portrait of the Artist, as Mars. Christie's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5735596.
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From the same sale Important Old Master Pictures · Dec 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An extensive river landscape with sportsmen shooting duck | Marten Ryckaert | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Tulips, a rose, bluebells and other flowers in a glass vase on a wood… | Hans Bollongier | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A group portrait of a gentleman and a lady with their children in an … | Philips Koninck | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| A peasant eating mussels at a farm, with a woman at a well and a man … | David Ii Teniers | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| The Mass of Saint Gregory | Nicolás Francés | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child | Giovanni Battista Salvi, Il Sassoferrato | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Bernardino Bison | rome, a view of piazza navona with elegantly dressed figures | $298,000 | Sotheby's, Jan 2016 | |
| Marten Ryckaert | Panoramic Landscape with the Fall of Icarus | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Abraham Bloemaert | landscape with four gnarled trees and two resting women | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini | Portrait of the artist as Mars | Christie's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Giuseppe Bernardino Bison | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2016 | ||
| Giuseppe Bernardino Bison | venice, a view of the molo from the bacino di san marco;veni | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Abraham Bloemaert | the miracle of the loaves (jesus feeds the five thousand) | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Giacomo Guardi | venice, a view of a regatta on the grand canal looking towar | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 |
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.