Joos van Cleve

Dutch | 1480 - 1540

Joos van Cleve was a Dutch Old Masters painter who was born in 1480.

How much does a Joos van Cleve cost?

Joos van Cleve's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 1,445,000 USD.In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 7,514 USD.

What is Joos van Cleve's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,445,000 USD for VIRGIN AND CHILD, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2014.

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hill Art Foundation have featured Joos van Cleve's work in the past.

Joos van Cleve in the news

Joos van Cleve has been featured in articles for Daily Art Magazine, Telegraph and Studio International. The most recent article is Appearances can be deceiving: Alte Pinakothek reimagines its Northern masterpieces written for ArtDaily in January 2026. The artist died in 1540.

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Featured for Sale

A muscular figure in a dark robe sits at a desk with a skull, book, and candle.

Saint Jérôme dans son cabinet

Attributed to Joos van Cleve

Bérard-Péron

At Auction

Notable Lots

Portrait of a bearded man, bust-length

By Joos van Cleve

+40%

above mid-estimate

VIRGIN AND CHILD , 1540

By Joos van Cleve

+189%

above mid-estimate

THE LAMENTATION

Attributed to Joos van Cleve

+20%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Saint Jérôme dans son cabinet

Attributed to Joos van Cleve

Bérard-Péron

Recent Auction Results

A classical religious painting of a seated figure holding a child, framed in ornate gold.

Madonna delle ciliegie

Attributed to Joos van Cleve

Eurantico Auction House

A classical painting of a woman holding a child against a landscape background.

Vierge à l'Enfant

By Joos van Cleve

-3%

below mid-estimate

Geneva Auction

A classical painting depicting a towering, multi-tiered tower rising above a bustling city landscape under a cloudy sky.

Follower Of Hendrick van Cleve III (Flemish, 1525-1589) The Tower of Babel

By Joos van Cleve

Freeman’s | Hindman Philadelphia

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Past Exhibitions

A Dark Hymn: Highlights from the Hill Collection

Hill Art Foundation

Chelsea | New York | USA

01 Mar, 2024 - 13 Apr, 2024

Home Advantage. Flemish Painting at Home in Aachen

Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum

Aachen | Germany

26 Oct, 2023 - 14 Apr, 2024

Maria Lactans

M - Museum Leuven

Leuven | Belgium

08 Mar, 2022 - 31 Mar, 2023

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Articles

Appearances can be deceiving: Alte Pinakothek reimagines its Northern masterpieces

ArtDaily 06 Jan, 2026

A reunion with old friends, exciting discoveries, and several surprises await visitors in the new exhibition in the Alte Pinakothek.

Margaret of Austria: The Public Image of a Renaissance Stateswoman

Daily Art Magazine 06 Mar, 2025

For female rulers of the Renaissance, self-staging through portraits was unsurprisingly far more linked to their gender than for their male colleagues.

National Portrait Gallery Opens First Historical Exhibition Since Reopening

ArtDaily 21 Jun, 2024

Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens is the first major exhibition to place its focus on the women who married the infamous Tudor king.

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“ ..Because the artist had the ability and the means to apply the most precious pigments, the colour quality and intensity of the exhibited pictures is supreme... ”
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Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum

Joos van Cleve

How much does a Joos van Cleve cost?

What is Joos van Cleve's most expensive painting?

Joos van Cleve in the news

Featured for Sale

At Auction

Notable Lots

Upcoming Lots

Recent Auction Results

Past Exhibitions

Articles

Artist Performance at Auction

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