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The most expensive Rubens ever sold

The most expensive Rubens ever sold is Massacre of the Innocents: $76.7 million at Sotheby's London in 2002. That is a different version from the one in a public collection. Famous works such as The Descent from the Cross, The Garden of Love and The Three Graces are in public collections, so they are not for sale and have no price.

Lived
1577–1640
From
Flemish
Movement
Baroque
Worked in
Antwerp
Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens
Rubens's record$76.7MMassacre of the Innocents · 2002

Rubens's famous works and their prices

  • The Descent from the Cross by Peter Paul RubensThe Descent from the Cross1614 · Cathedral of Our Lady, AntwerpNot for sale
  • The Garden of Love by Peter Paul RubensThe Garden of Love1633 · Museo del Prado, MadridNot for sale
  • Samson and Delilah by Peter Paul RubensSamson and Delilah1610
  • The Three Graces by Peter Paul RubensThe Three Graces1635 · Museo del Prado, MadridNot for sale
  • Massacre of the Innocents1612 · Art Gallery of Ontario, TorontoSold $76.7M, 2002
  • The Disembarkation at Marseilles by Peter Paul RubensThe Disembarkation at Marseilles1623 · Musée du Louvre, ParisNot for sale
  • The Elevation of the Cross by Peter Paul RubensThe Elevation of the Cross1610–1611 · Cathedral of Our Lady, AntwerpNot for sale
  • Le Chapeau de Paille by Peter Paul RubensLe Chapeau de Paillec. 1622–1625 · National Gallery, LondonNot for sale
  • The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul RubensThe Rape of the Daughters of Leucippusc. 1618 · Alte Pinakothek, MunichNot for sale
  • Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul RubensPrometheus Bound1611–1618 · Philadelphia Museum of ArtNot for sale
  • The Fall of Phaeton by Peter Paul RubensThe Fall of Phaetonc. 1604–1605 · National Gallery of Art, WashingtonNot for sale
  • Venus at a Mirror by Peter Paul RubensVenus at a Mirrorc. 1614–1615
  • Helena Fourment ("Het Pelsken") by Peter Paul RubensHelena Fourment ("Het Pelsken")c. 1636–1638 · Kunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaNot for sale
  • The Judgement of Paris by Peter Paul RubensThe Judgement of Parisc. 1636–1638 · Museo del Prado, MadridNot for sale
  • An Autumn Landscape with a View of Het Steen in the Early Morning by Peter Paul RubensAn Autumn Landscape with a View of Het Steen in the Early Morningc. 1636 · National Gallery, LondonNot for sale
  • The Consequences of War by Peter Paul RubensThe Consequences of War1638–1639 · Palazzo Pitti, FlorenceNot for sale
  • Daniel in the Lions' Den by Peter Paul RubensDaniel in the Lions' Denc. 1614–1616 · National Gallery of Art, WashingtonNot for sale
  • Minerva Protects Pax from Mars ("Peace and War") by Peter Paul RubensMinerva Protects Pax from Mars ("Peace and War")1629–1630 · National Gallery, LondonNot for sale

“Not for sale” means a public collection holds the work. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

Rubens next to other artists

Each artist's highest documented sale, from the same research.

  1. Monet$111MMeules (Haystacks) · 2019
  2. Gauguin$106MMaternité II · 2022
  3. Botticelli$92.2MPortrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel · 2021
  4. Renoir$78.1MBal du moulin de la Galette · 1990
  5. Rubens$76.7MMassacre of the Innocents · 2002
  6. Manet$65.1MLe Printemps · 2014
  7. Caillebotte$53MJeune homme à sa fenêtre · 2021
  8. Raphael$47.9MHead of an Apostle, black chalk study for the Transfiguration · 2012
  9. Turner$47.4MRome, from Mount Aventine · 2014

Bars are to scale within this list. Source for Rubens's record: en.wikipedia.org.

About Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish Baroque master whose dynamic, sensuous and exuberant paintings dominated 17th-century European art. Running a large Antwerp workshop, he produced altarpieces, mythologies and portraits of dramatic movement and rich colour. He was also a scholar and diplomat, knighted by two kings. He died in 1640, his style defining the Baroque across the continent.

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Questions

What is the most expensive Rubens ever sold?

Massacre of the Innocents, which sold for $76.7 million at Sotheby's London in 2002. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

How much is a Rubens painting worth?

It depends on the work. The highest documented sale is $76.7 million for Massacre of the Innocents. Other documented sales: Massacre of the Innocents, $76.7 million (2002). Works in public collections are not for sale.

Where can I see Rubens's paintings?

Among the works here: the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, the Museo del Prado, Madrid, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, the Musée du Louvre, Paris and the National Gallery, London.

Who was Peter Paul Rubens?

Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640). Flemish Baroque master whose dynamic, sensuous and exuberant paintings dominated 17th-century European art. Running a large Antwerp workshop, he produced altarpieces, mythologies and portraits of dramatic movement and rich colour. He was also a scholar and diplomat, knighted by two kings. He died in 1640, his style defining the Baroque across the continent.

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