Michael Sweerts — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works42

Museum Acquisitions

16 Institutions

Louvre

NGA Washington

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sainsbury Wing

LACMA

Fogg Museum

Detroit Institute of Arts

Princeton University Art Museum

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Getty Museum

Rijksmuseum

Previous Sales 6

Sotheby's

Jeune homme au turban tenant un roemer retourné : le test de l'ongle

Unknown

Nov 2025

Christie's

A lady sewing lace in an interior

Bought In

Jul 2025

Sotheby's

Portrait of a Man in Elegant Attire

Unknown

Feb 2025

Christie's

A portrait of the artist (?), presenting the Virgin in Prayer

£1,734,000 ($2.3M USD)

Dec 2023

Christie's

The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress

£12,615,000 ($17M USD)

Jul 2023

Christie's

An artist sketching by a fountain

£47,800 ($63k USD)

Jul 2003

For Sale 1

Robilant · Artsy

Allegory of Touch, 1655

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Oil on canvas

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Market8 auction results

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$63.1K – $17M

2 of 4 paintings lots with prices

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$4.8M

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$9.5M

2 priced paintings lots

calendar_todayLast Painting Sale

Dec 2023 · $2.3M

Latest priced sale: A portrait of the artist (?), presenting the... - 45.1 x 34.3 cm - $1.5K/sq cm

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Paintings: $9.5M medianSculpture/objects: — median

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Christie'sSotheby's

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News8

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The non-renewal of Sébastien Allard confirms the Louvre's metamorphosis

Christophe Leribault, the new president of the Louvre, has decided not to renew the contract of Sébastien Allard as director of the painting departmen…

peopleApr 1, 2026

Interview: Jon Seydl, John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum

Jon Seydl has been appointed as the new John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. Seydl, who previously served as…

peopleNov 24, 2025

manny davidson collection sale results sothebys paris

Sotheby’s Paris raised €18.6 million ($21.5 million) from two live sales of the Manny Davidson collection this week, with a third online sale still on…

marketNov 8, 2025

manny davidson collection sale sothebys paris

Sotheby's Paris is selling "The Manny Davidson Collection: A Life in Treasures and Benevolence," a multi-owner sale of nearly 500 lots spanning Old Ma…

marketNov 6, 2025

Backed by an Expanding Collector Base, Old Masters Make a Quiet Comeback

Christie's London Classic Week generated a combined total of £60,844,240 ($83,660,830) between its Old Masters Evening Sale and The Exceptional Sale, …

marketJul 23, 2025

londons old masters week sees rare works sell and mid market paintings struggle

Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams held Old Masters auctions in London, with Christie's achieving a record £31.9 million ($43.7 million) sale for Cana…

marketJul 7, 2025

Could 17th-century Italy provide a useful model for today’s challenging art market?

An exhibition at Nicholas Hall Gallery in New York, titled "Beyond the Fringe," explores the understudied early art market of 17th-century Italy, feat…

exhibitionsMay 8, 2025

From Rembrandt to Warhol, a Paris exhibition asks: what do artists wear?

Annabelle Ténèze, now Director of the Musée du Louvre-Lens, has curated a new exhibition titled 'The Art of Dressing – Dressing like an Artist' at the…

exhibitionsApr 20, 2025

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