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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| 2013·05 | Der leere Krug, 1653 | Etching | $1,038–$1,038 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2013·05 | A peasant smoking a pipe in an interior | oil on panel | $13,107–$19,660 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·11 | Peasants making merry in an inn | oil on panel, unframed | $19,089–$25,452 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·10 | The Dance under the Trellis | etching | $4,833–$8,056 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·10 | The Smoker Leaning on the Back of Chair | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·09 | Organ-Grinder (Hurdy-Gurdy) | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·09 | the cobbler (b., holl. g. 27) | Etching, 1671, a good impression of the eighth state (of ten) | $3,240–$4,859 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2012·09 | the anglers (bartsch, hollstein, godefroy 26) | $4,859–$6,479 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·07 | an interior with two boors and a woman conversing, smoking and drinking at a table | $93,382–$124,509 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·07 | eight peasants in an inn | $12,510–$18,765 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·04 | Die Trinkgesellschaft, 1664 | Etching | $1,057–$1,057 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Der Bauer im Mantel, 1638 | Etching | $1,586–$1,586 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Der Bauer, der seine Zeche bezahlt, 1646 | Etching | $5,286–$5,286 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·01 | recto: two studies of seated peasants;verso: fragmentary sketch of peasants merry-making | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·01 | half-length study of a figure, possiby cooking | $18,000–$22,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Peasants making music at a village feast | 20l on panel, oval | $81,762–$109,016 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·10 | Peasants carousing and playing cards in a tavern | oil on panel | $12,779–$19,168 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·09 | the smoker and the drinker (bartsch, hollstein, godefroy 13) | Etching, circa 1650, a fine richly-inked impression of the very rare second state (of six) | $4,683–$6,245 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2011·06 | scène de taverne | $8,527–$11,370 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·06 | Peasants in the Interior of an Inn | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·06 | peasants in a tavern, possibly a depiction of the sense of hearing | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Das Fest unter der Laube | Etching | $11,424–$11,424 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2011·05 | Ländliche Zärtlichkeit, 1667 | Etching | $714–$714 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2011·05 | Die wandernden Musikanten | Etching | $4,284–$4,284 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2011·05 | Die Bezahlung der Zeche, 1653 | Etching | $8,568–$8,568 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2011·01 | a man holding a tankard and a glass | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·01 | Four Card Players in a Rustic Interior | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·01 | a seated man holding a pipe | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | an interior of an inn with peasants smoking and drinking | $7,799–$10,398 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | A Rhetorician | $6,972–$9,762 | Christie's | |||
| 2010·11 | Two peasants smoking, drinking and reading in an interior | oil on panel | $27,890–$41,835 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·07 | The interior of a barn with peasants playing cards around a stool | $60,603–$90,905 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·07 | A study of a bearded man wearing a hat | $30,329–$37,911 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·01 | Peasant brawl in a tavern | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·01 | A Man Playing the shawm at a Rustic Cottage Door | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | a spinner conversing with two smoking and drinking peasants at the court-yard of an inn, figures and children in the background | $60,296–$90,444 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | A dune landscape with figures | oil on panel | $5,946–$8,918 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·09 | A Collection | $1,979–$2,968 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·09 | A Collection | $1,979–$2,968 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·09 | The Family (Bartsch, Hollstein, Godefroy 46) | $989–$1,319 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·09 | The Concert (Bartsch, Hollstein, Godefroy 30) | etching | $1,649–$2,473 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·04 | Bildnis einer Bäuerin, 1670 | Oil on canvas | $19,488–$19,488 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2009·04 | Boors carousing in an inn | oil on panel | $87,629–$116,839 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·04 | Two peasants in an interior | $2,915–$4,373 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·01 | standing peasant, seen from the right | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | a barn interior with a peasant couple and two small children, a still life of kitchenware and cabbages to the left, a large basket and an earthenware jug to the right | $7,648–$10,198 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | The Schoolmaster (B., Holl., Godefroy 17) | $7,113–$10,669 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·07 | a tavern interior with two boors seated at a table drinking, a third standing behind smoking a pipe | $236,908–$315,878 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | A laughing peasant | $23,145–$30,860 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Saying Grace (Bartsch, Hollstein, Godefroy 34) | $1,982–$2,972 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·04 | Das Frühstück, 1664 | Etching | $943–$943 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2008·04 | Peasant with his Hands behind his Back (B., Holl., G. 21) | etching and engraving | $1,388–$1,982 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·04 | the spectacle seller (g., holl. 29) | $7,941–$11,912 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | The dance in the inn (G., Holl. 49) | $5,956–$7,941 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | The Woman Spinning (G., Holl. 31) | $5,956–$7,941 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | a maid in a hofje with a still life of vegetables and domestic utensils | $20,256–$30,384 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | A village street with a hurdy-gurdy player and a violinist playing outside a tavern | oil on panel | $1,417,926–$2,025,609 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·12 | Head of a man | oil on panel, circular | $101,280–$162,049 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·12 | peasants brawling in a tavern | $40,512–$60,768 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | three peasants in an interior | $202,561–$303,841 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | the interior of a barn with peasants playing cards around a stool | $101,280–$141,793 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | An Elderly Man Seated Holding a Wineglass | $203,765–$305,648 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | The Anglers (Godefroy, Hollstein 26) | $12,372–$18,558 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·11 | A study of a peasant smoking a pipe | oil on panel | $29,400–$44,100 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | The Dance in the Inn (G., Holl. 49) | $14,054–$18,070 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | the fair (g., holl.48) | $12,046–$16,062 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | the anglers (godefroy, hollstein 26) | $20,077–$30,116 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | The Painter (B., Holl., G. 32) | etching | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | a study of an elderly peasant, seated, holding a beer glass | $5,547–$8,320 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | Peasants smoking and drinking in an inn | $4,160–$6,934 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | peasants in an inn smoking and drinking, a little girl feeding a dog to the left | $4,074–$6,790 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | the sense of hearing | $5,432–$8,148 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | A peasant family by a fireplace in a barn | oil on panel | $20,302–$27,070 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·03 | Village Romance (Bartsch, Hollstein, Godefroy 11) | etching | $1,375–$1,964 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·03 | The Anglers (G., Holl. 26) | $11,794–$15,725 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | the fair (g., holl.48) | $11,794–$15,725 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | the quacksalver (godefroy, hollstein 43) | $3,931–$5,897 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | Mother with two Children (G., Holl. 14) | $3,931–$5,897 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | The Dance under the Trellis (G., Holl. 47) | $3,931–$5,897 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·01 | the breakfast | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·01 | a man holding a tankard and a glass | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·01 | a man at a counter, holding a pair of scales | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | le bénédicité. 1653 | $5,271–$7,906 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | la filatrice. 1652 | $2,635–$3,294 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | il maestro di scuola. 1644 | $7,906–$10,542 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | il venditore di occhiali. 1646 | $5,271–$7,906 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | il concerto. 1644 | $5,271–$7,906 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | il violinista e il piccolo suonatore di gironda. circa 1654-56 | $10,542–$15,812 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | il suonatore di gironda. 1647 | $7,906–$10,542 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Boors drinking and dancing in a tavern | oil on panel | $97,963–$137,149 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·12 | A peasant family in an interior | $589,606–$786,142 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | The Family | $1,977–$2,966 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·12 | The Barn (Bartsch, Godefroy 23) | $1,186–$1,582 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·11 | Peasants making music and dancing in a tavern | oil on panel | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | a peasant seated on a stool, smoking a pipe | $6,412–$8,977 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | A classroom interior with a mother enrolling a new boy to the class | $3,798–$5,698 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | a tronie of a young boy | $2,849–$3,798 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·10 | a tavern interior with boors smoking and drinking | $3,798–$5,698 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | The couple walking (Holl. 24) | $1,017–$1,526 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Schoolmaster (Bartsch, Hollstein, Godefroy 17) | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
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