Dutch, 1610–1685
Adriaen Van Ostade
507results on record
71%sell-through
$7,184median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$6,059,939record in our coverage
Drawn from 507 recorded results (462 sold · 45 passed) across 15 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 243 | 62% | $5,797 |
| painting | 46 | 67% | $35,836 |
| ceramics & design | 30 | 75% | $12,677 |
| other | 3 | n/a | $5,797 |
Medium is recorded for 322 of 507 results (64%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn Adriaen Van Ostade Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn
| Metric | Adriaen Van Ostade | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $7,184 | $7,604 |
| Record price | $6,059,939 | $32,905,542 |
| Results on record | 507 | 4,188 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Rembrandt Harmensz Van RijnAlbrecht DürerFrancisco José De Goya Y LucientesGiovanni Battista Piranesi
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
70/ 100
- Sell-through71%
- Meets estimate55%
- Market depth507 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 238 | 81% | $9,771 | 0.87× |
| Christie's | 147 | 71% | $7,623 | — |
| Dorotheum | 44 | 70% | $1,441 | — |
| Bonhams | 31 | 74% | $916 | 0.68× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 16 | — | $1,030 | — |
| Lempertz | 8 | 62% | $47,260 | — |
| Koller | 3 | — | $14,669 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 5 | 60% | $279 | — |
| Hammersite | 4 | 75% | $438 | 0.50× |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 5 | 40% | $337 | — |
| Rago | 2 | 50% | $504 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $625 | 0.33× |
| Locati LLC | 2 | 50% | $125 | 0.33× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Clark's Auction Company | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 509 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 45 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | Peasants merry making in a tavern | $132,402–$198,603 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | Man and Woman Talking; The Woman Spinning 2 | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·06 | The Knife Grinder, Etching On Paper | Etching | $300–$500 | Clark's Auction Company | ||
| 2026·05 | The Pater Familias | $200–$300 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·01 | by and | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2026·01 | A Peasant leaning on his Doorway (Bartsch, Hollstein, Godefroy 9) | $537–$805 | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2025·12 | A man reading a letter | $40,021–$53,361 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | Two women drinking | $13,340–$20,010 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | ''The | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·11 | Tête d'homme | $28,832–$40,366 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | The Singers | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·09 | The empty jug. 1653. | Etching on laid paper. | $379–$505 | Koller | ||
| 2025·09 | " | etching | — | Historia Auktionshaus | ||
| 2025·07 | A lawyer reading a letter | $10,923–$16,385 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | A man holding a pipe, in an interior; and A woman holding a jug and a glass of beer, in an interior | oil on panel | $27,321–$40,982 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·07 | A hurdy-gurdy player with a young violinist and four other children in a doorway | oil on panel | $275,035–$412,552 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·06 | The Barn | $700–$900 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Three Etchings | $300–$500 | Locati LLC | |||
| 2025·06 | Buveur dans l'encadrement d'une fenêtre | $13,720–$20,579 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | Killing the calf | oil on panel | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | copy a | — | Historia Auktionshaus | |||
| 2025·02 | A man playing cards, another smoking | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·02 | Peasants merrymaking in a tavern | oil on panel | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Hurdy Gurdy Man; The Pater Familias (two works) | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·12 | A seated man smoking a pipe, with a maid | $50,918–$76,377 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | Man leaning on his stick | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2024·12 | Man holding a pipe | $25,459–$38,188 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | A wedding feast in an inn | oil on panel | $126,463–$189,695 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·10 | A Group of Scenes from Dutch Country Life 8 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·07 | Interior of a barn with peasants carousing ('The sense of smell') | $25,513–$38,269 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·07 | Village Romance | $12,659–$18,988 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·07 | Village Romance | etching and drypoint | $2,532–$3,798 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·07 | Mother with two Children | $5,064–$7,595 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·06 | copy af | — | Historia Auktionshaus | |||
| 2024·05 | Peasant Dance by a Tavern | $32,598–$54,330 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·05 | A Peasant | $2,173–$2,716 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·04 | (1610 - 1685) | Etching | $1–$2,557 | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2024·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·02 | Peasant at a Window | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·06 | A man sitting at a table and smoking Etching, 68 x 55 mm (platemark); 75 x 61 mm | Etching | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2023·05 | Musical Couple | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Two Gossips | $250–$350 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·01 | Musical Couple | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·01 | Carpenter Shop | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·01 | Saying Grace | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·01 | The Family | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·01 | The Anglers | etching | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | Outdoor scene Etching, 16,3 x 11,3 cm (plate); 27,7 x 21 cm (sheet) State VI/6 | Etching | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | Two Etchings | $100–$500 | Locati LLC | |||
| 2022·11 | Allegory of Smell | $3,110–$4,146 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·10 | A Kermesse | oil on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·09 | A Group of four etchings | $567–$794 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·07 | Studies of a Man seated on a bench, leaning on a barrel | $9,503–$14,254 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | The Barn | $3,596–$5,993 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·07 | The Anglers | etching | $8,391–$11,987 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Peasants Drinking and Smoking | $3,173–$4,231 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·05 | Three etchings Etching (3) 9-10 x 7,2-8,5 cm controllare i stati con Hollstein!! 1) | Etching | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2022·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·12 | A peasant smoking a pipe | $10,690–$16,035 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | The Family (Godefroy, Hollstein 46) | $2,641–$3,962 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Boy | etching | $5,277–$7,915 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | The Spectacle Seller | etching | $3,958–$6,596 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | A Fiddler among Peasants | $45,084–$56,355 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·11 | Farmhouses with Figures in a Clearing | $22,542–$28,178 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·11 | Laughing pipe smoker Etching 13,2 x 12,5 cm Late edition. Hollstein.6.I | Etching | — | Bertolami Fine Art | ||
| 2021·11 | Figures loading barrels on a wagon outside a country Inn 21 3/4 x 31in (55.3 x 78.8cm) | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Two peasants smoking, drinking and reading at an inn | oil on panel | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·09 | Peasants in an interior. 1637. | Oil on panel. | $10,692–$16,037 | Koller | ||
| 2021·09 | The Kermess Under the Great Tree | etching | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·07 | A kitchen interior with a mother and child | oil on panel | $274,877–$412,316 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·06 | La Danse sous La Treille | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·01 | peasant with a red cap holding a jug | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·01 | A man smoking in an interior; A woman holding a jug and a cup | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | 'the dutch fates' |《荷蘭命運三女神》 | $79,791–$106,389 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | a man wearing a black cap | $10,774–$16,161 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | A Peasant Family | $17,722–$20,086 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·09 | Die Scheune | Etching | $400–$600 | Hammersite | ||
| 2020·07 | interior of a barn with peasants carousing ('the sense of smell') | $25,945–$38,917 | Sotheby's | |||
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