will also be offered for sale at Sotheby’s on January 27. This painting, estimated at US$1.8 million to US$2.5 million, depicts a biblical scene in which Susanna is confronted with the inappropriate advances of two old men while bathing.
This story resonates with the story of Artemisia Gentileschi as she herself was raped by Agostino Tassi, her private tutor, at the age of 17. A long trial followed, during which the artist underwent a humiliating gynecological examination and was tortured to prove the truth of her accusations.These two paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi come from the personal collection of Syrian-Brazilian banker Jacob E. Safra. They have not appeared on the market since the 1990s.
But much has changed in recent years, and works by Artemisia Gentileschi now often sell for seven figures. The reason? Their rarity. Only 40 paintings by the Italian painter are kept in international museums such as the National Gallery in London. The record for a work by Artemisia Gentileschi is €4.8 million . It was set in 2019 following the well-attended sale of at Artcurial in Paris. A huge success for the Old Masters, and more particularly Artemisia Gentileschi. Although she had a brilliant international career during the Italian Renaissance, she fell into oblivion for nearly two centuries.
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