A recently rediscovered painting by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi sold for €865,000 ($1.19 million) at a Sotheby's Paris auction, shattering the artist's previous auction record set in 1998. The work, which had been hidden for over 80 years in southern France, fetched nearly three times its presale estimate after being identified by Sotheby's Old Master department.
This sale underscores the soaring market interest in Artemisia Gentileschi, a historically significant female artist who triumphed in a male-dominated field. The record price reflects a broader reassessment of her work and legacy, fueled by feminist art history and the rediscovery of lost masterpieces, signaling strong collector demand for historically important women artists.