Washington Crossing the Delaware painting could command $20M at May auction

One of two surviving versions of Emanuel Leutze’s immortal painting ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’ will be offered at auction in May, estimated at $15 million-$20 million. This particular example was displayed in the White House for decades. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2022
One of two surviving versions of Emanuel Leutze’s immortal painting ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’ will be offered at auction in May, estimated at $15 million-$20 million. This particular example was displayed in the White House for decades. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2022

NEW YORK — Christie’s is proud to announce that Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware, a painting of transcendent historical impact, will be a highlight of the 20th Century Evening Sale taking place live on May 12 at Rockefeller Center. It is estimated at $15 million-$20 million. The painting hung for decades in the White House and is one of two extant versions by Leutze; the other version is the centerpiece of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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