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How much is The Storm on the Sea of Galilee worth?

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is not for sale: it is held by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen in 1990), so it has no market price. It has not been found since. The closest guide is Rembrandt's highest documented sale: $198.9 million for The Standard Bearer, in a private sale in 2022. Prints and posters of it usually sell for $5–$250, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800.

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Date: 1633
Medium: Oil on canvas
Held by: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen in 1990)

Rembrandt's record$199MThe Standard Bearer · 2022

Own a print or copy of The Storm on the Sea of Galilee?

Most copies of The Storm on the Sea of Galilee in homes are prints, posters or hand-painted copies. They sell as decorative pieces, not as Rembrandt's work. These are the resale ranges Art Scanner's value estimate starts from.

Poster or unframed print$5–$60

Framed decorative or museum-shop print$40–$250

Large framed archival print$150–$800

Hand-painted copy$100–$800

An oil copy painted by hand, often sold as decor

Resale value in US dollars on a log scale: what copies actually sell for second-hand, not retail.

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About the painting

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a 1633 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It is classified as a history painting and ranks among the largest and earliest of Rembrandt's works. Purchased by art historian Bernard Berenson for Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1898, it was displayed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston until its theft in 1990; its whereabouts remain unknown. The painting vividly portrays the biblical miracle in which Jesus calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee, as recounted in the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark. Notably, it is Rembrandt's only known seascape, distinguishing it within his oeuvre.

More on the artist: the most expensive Rembrandt ever sold, and where the famous ones hang.

Rembrandt next to other famous artists

Each artist's highest documented sale, from the same research. Rembrandt: $198.9 million for The Standard Bearer, in 2022.

Leonardo$450MSalvator Mundi · 2017
Klimt$236MPortrait of Elisabeth Lederer · 2025
Rembrandt$199MThe Standard Bearer · 2022
Seurat$149MLes Poseuses, Ensemble · 2022
Cézanne$138MLa Montagne Sainte-Victoire · 2022
Munch$120MThe Scream · 2012
Van Gogh$117MVerger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses) · 2022
Monet$111MMeules (Haystacks) · 2019
Gauguin$106MMaternité II · 2022

Nominal US dollars as reported at the time of sale, buyer's premium included where the source includes it.

Why it has no price

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is held by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen in 1990). Works in public collections are not sold, so no one can put a market price on them. Sale records of other works by the same artist are the closest guide to what it would fetch.

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Questions

How much is The Storm on the Sea of Galilee worth?

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is not for sale: it is held by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen in 1990), so it has no market price. It has not been found since. The closest guide is Rembrandt's highest documented sale: $198.9 million for The Standard Bearer, in a private sale in 2022. Prints and posters of it usually sell for $5–$250, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800.

How much is a print of The Storm on the Sea of Galilee worth?

Most prints and posters of The Storm on the Sea of Galilee sell for $5–$250, with framed ones at the top of that range, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800. They are priced as decorative pieces, not as Rembrandt's work.

Is The Storm on the Sea of Galilee for sale?

No. It is held by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen in 1990). Works in public collections are not sold, so they have no market price.

What is Rembrandt's most expensive work?

The Standard Bearer, which sold for $198.9 million in a private sale in 2022. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

Where is The Storm on the Sea of Galilee?

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633, oil on canvas) is held by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen in 1990).