A rediscovered painting by Baroque master Artemisia Gentileschi, titled 'Lucretia,' sold for €4.8 million ($5.28 million) at an Artcurial auction in Paris, shattering the artist's previous auction record. The price soared to six times its high estimate, reflecting intense market competition for the rare work.
The sale underscores the surging market and scholarly interest in Gentileschi and other historically overlooked female Old Masters. With only about 60 known works, the emergence and record-breaking sale of 'Lucretia' from a private French collection highlights a significant reassessment of her artistic legacy and the powerful, often violent, female narratives central to her oeuvre.