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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| 2020·06 | adriaen jansz. van ostade | a peasant in a window smoking a pipe | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | A brawl in a tavern. 1638. | Oil on panel. | $21,041–$31,561 | Koller | ||
| 2020·03 | the anglers (godefroy 26) | $13,939–$17,424 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·01 | three boors drinking and smoking in the spirit house | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·12 | The Painter at his easel | $1,045–$1,568 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·12 | The Hunchbacked Fiddler | $915–$1,176 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·12 | Village Romance | etching and drypoint | $1,318–$1,976 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | adriaen jansz. van ostade | peasants smoking and drinking in an inn | $19,700–$26,267 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·10 | A peasant woman | $7,724–$10,298 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Player | $624–$873 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Player | $1,305–$1,957 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·01 | a schoolroom interior | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·12 | The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Player | $1,902–$3,170 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | A peasant woman | $15,329–$22,993 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | A Collection of Six Etchings | $1,022–$1,533 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | A Collection of Five Etchings | $1,022–$1,533 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·07 | An interior of a village classroom | oil on panel | $19,850–$33,083 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·07 | Peasants in an Interior | $26,427–$39,640 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·07 | A Hurdy-Gurdy Player at the Door of House | $15,856–$23,784 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·07 | A seated peasant smoking a pipe | $198,200–$264,267 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | The Family | etching | $5,661–$8,491 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·01 | Double sided study sheet: A woman cleaning a baby and studies of a child | $18,000–$22,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·01 | Standing man holding a flagon | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·12 | The Breakfast | etching | $2,687–$4,031 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | The Woman spinning | $3,359–$4,702 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·12 | The Peasant's Quarrel | etching | $2,687–$4,031 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Peasant Dance by a Tavern | $235,900–$294,875 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·07 | The Family | $775–$1,033 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·05 | interior with figures watching children dancing with a dog, beside a fire | $2,586–$3,879 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | The classroom | $5,172–$7,759 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | figures making merry in a tavern interior | $1,293–$1,940 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·04 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·03 | Peasant with his Hand in his Cloak | etching | $2,488–$4,977 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | The Smoker and the Drinker | etching | $3,733–$6,221 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | The Pig Killers | etching | $9,954–$14,930 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | The Singers | etching | $6,221–$8,709 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | The Anglers | etching | $8,709–$12,442 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | The Peasants' Quarrel | $4,977–$7,465 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·03 | Peasant in a pointed Fur Cap | etching | $1,866–$3,110 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | The Anglers | $600–$800 | Hammersite | |||
| 2017·03 | The Barn | Etching | $600–$800 | Hammersite | ||
| 2017·03 | The Spinner | Etching | $600–$800 | Hammersite | ||
| 2017·01 | The Woman spinning | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | Bust of a Laughing Peasant & Bust of a Peasant | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·01 | Bust of a Laughing Peasant | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·11 | The Smoker and the Drinker (B., Holl., G. 24a) | $998–$1,497 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | The Hunchbacked Fiddler (B., Holl., G. 44) | $624–$873 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | A view of a court yard with a peasant family | oil on panel | $7,491–$10,702 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·09 | the smoker; the barn; the woman spinning; the knife grinder (hollstein, godefroy 5, 23, 31, 36) | $1,948–$3,246 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | The Hunchbacked Fiddler (B., Holl., G. 44) | $1,166–$1,749 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | The Smoker and the Drinker (B., Holl., G. 24a) | $2,187–$2,916 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | A peasant family making merry in a barn | oil on panel | $16,719–$27,865 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | A male peasant head; A female peasant head | $14,589–$21,884 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·01 | Two peasants in an interior | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | The Backgammon Players | etching | $6,036–$9,053 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | Man and Woman conversing | etching | $15,089–$22,633 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | The Schoolmaster | etching | $7,544–$10,562 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | A mendicant with a walking stick under an archway, travellers by an inn beyond | oil on oak panel | $30,178–$45,267 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | A barn interior with a boor greeting an old woman seated by a table, other boors smoking and drinking nearby | oil on panel | $26,665–$37,331 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·09 | The Family | $773–$1,082 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Smoker leaning on the back of a chair | $773–$1,082 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | The Knife Grinder | $773–$1,082 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | The Adoration of the Shepherds | oil on canvas, unframed | $924,247–$1,232,330 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2015·07 | an interior with two boors and a woman conversing, smoking and drinking at a table | $46,212–$61,616 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Peasants Playing Cards | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Villagers carrying peat into a house | oil on panel | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | The Dance at the Inn unframed | $612–$918 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·04 | a man with pince-nez, reading notices (the sense of sight) | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Two Gossips | etching | $753–$1,055 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·01 | Peasants playing music in a barn | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | an old man with in a tall hat leaning on a chair back and smoking a clay pipe | $46,983–$62,643 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·07 | Peasant family and dog beside the hearth | $256,483–$427,472 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Die Scheune, 1647 | Etching | $818–$818 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·01 | A Peasant Family in a Cottage after a Meal | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·01 | A seated man holding a pipe | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Peasants playing music in a cottage | $32,705–$49,058 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | A study of a seated woman | oil on panel | $6,736–$9,430 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | Dance under the Trellis | $3,221–$4,026 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·09 | The Anglers | $799–$1,118 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Le maître d'école | huile sur panneau | $19,704–$32,840 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·06 | The Anglers | $1,535–$2,303 | Bonhams | |||
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