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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| 2004·05 | a peasant lighting a pipe in an inn, cardplayers in the background | $3,595–$5,992 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·03 | Fest unter der Laube, 1652 | Etching | $487–$487 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·03 | Bauernstreit, 1653 | Etching | $670–$670 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·03 | Dorfromanze, 1667 | Etching | $365–$365 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·03 | Dorfkirmes unter dem großen Baum, 1660 | Etching | $304–$304 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·03 | 3 Bll.: Musikant mit der Drehleier. Zwei Marktfrauen. Die Familie, 1642 | Etching | $730–$730 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2004·01 | peasants carousing in a barn | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | a laughing man holding a bottle | $1,222–$1,833 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | smoker leaning on the back of a chair (g., holl.6) | $2,068–$2,586 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the hunchbacked fiddler (g., holl.44) | $5,171–$8,619 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | saying grace (g., holl.34) | $3,448–$4,309 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the pigkillers (g., holl.41) | $6,895–$10,342 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the painter (g., holl.32) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the peasants' quarrel (g., holl.18) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the dance under the trellis (g., holl.47) | $13,790–$20,685 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | man and woman conversing (g., holl.12) | $5,171–$6,895 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the doll (g., holl.16) | $4,309–$6,033 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the barn (g., holl.23) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the breakfast (g., holl.50) | $8,619–$12,066 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the fiddler and the hurdy-gurdy boy (g., holl.45) | $6,895–$10,342 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the schoolmaster (g., holl.17) | $4,309–$6,033 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | village romance (g., holl.11) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the dance in the inn (g., holl.49) | $17,237–$25,856 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the quacksalver (g., holl.43) | $5,171–$8,619 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the singers (g., holl.19) | $4,309–$6,033 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the baker sounding his horn (g., holl.7) | $5,171–$6,895 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the peasant settling his debt (g., holl.42) | $5,171–$6,895 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | mother with two children (g., holl.14) | $2,586–$3,448 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the woman spinning (g., holl.31) | $3,103–$3,792 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the empty jug (g., holl.15) | $3,103–$3,792 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the organ-grinder (g., holl.8) | $8,619–$12,066 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the family (g., holl.46) | $17,237–$25,856 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the pater familias (g., holl.33) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | Peasant with his Hand in his Cloak (G., Holl.22) | $2,586–$3,448 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | The Couple walking (G., Holl.24) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | man and woman talking (g., holl.37) | $4,309–$6,033 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | bust of a laughing peasant (godefroy, holl.4) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the spectacle seller (g., holl.29) | $3,103–$3,792 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the knifegrinder (g., holl.36) | $3,448–$5,171 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the fair (g., holl.48) | $17,237–$25,856 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·12 | the anglers (g., holl.26) | $8,619–$13,790 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·11 | a seated peasant with his hands folded, tilting his chair back | $10,321–$13,762 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | an interior with a peasants drinking | $1,705–$2,558 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Peasants drinking in an interior | $17,037–$25,556 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·05 | la conversazione. [1650] | $1,037–$1,382 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2002·12 | De Drinker : Three boors drinking and smoking in a spirit house | $471,449–$785,748 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·12 | The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Boy (Bartsch, Godefroy 45) | etching | $1,261–$1,891 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·12 | The Painter (Bartsch 32) | etching | $1,576–$2,364 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·07 | An amorous couple at a cottage door | $46,426–$77,376 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·06 | Peasants in a barn | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·04 | A peasant with a stick | $5,741–$8,612 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·12 | The Barn (B., Dut., God., Holl. 23) | $2,621–$3,203 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·07 | Man and Woman conversing (B., Dut., God., Holl. 12) | $2,823–$4,235 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·07 | The Anglers (B., Duthuit, Godefroy, Holl. 26) | $2,118–$2,823 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | An elderly lady in a red coat, by a table with a distaff | $173,801–$231,735 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | The Painter (B., Dut., God., Holl. 32) | $14,440–$21,660 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | Smoker leaning on the Back of a Chair (B., Dut., God., Holl. 6) | $1,444–$2,166 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | The Baker sounding his Horn (B., Dut., God., Holl. 7) | $2,166–$3,610 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·12 | The Cobbler (B., Dut., God., Holl. 27) | $5,776–$8,664 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Three boors smoking and drinking in an inn | $10,163–$14,519 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·07 | A hurdy-gurdy player with children at a cottage door | $15,105–$22,658 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | The Schoolmaster | $1,206–$1,809 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·06 | The Dance in the Inn | $1,055–$1,357 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | A boor smoking in an inn, with a dog and two children | $4,744–$7,907 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | The Singers (B., Holl., G. 19) | etching | $3,197–$4,795 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Knife Grinder (B., Holl., G. 36) | etching | $4,795–$7,992 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Wandering Musicians (B., Holl., G. 38) | etching | $1,598–$2,398 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Peasant settling his Debt (B., Holl., G. 42) | etching | $3,996–$5,594 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Boy (B., Holl., G. 45) | etching | $3,197–$4,795 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Fair (B., Holl., G. 48) | etching | $19,181–$28,771 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Dance under the Trellis (B., Holl., G. 47) | etching | $11,189–$15,984 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Baker sounding his Horn (B., Holl., G. 7) | etching | $3,996–$5,594 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | Bust of a Peasant (B., Holl., G. 2) | (B., H., G. 1), etching and engraving | $799–$1,119 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Couple Walking (B., Holl., G. 24) | etching | $1,598–$2,398 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | Smoker leaning on the Back of a Chair (B., Holl., G. 6) | etching | $799–$1,119 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | Peasant with a crooked Back (B., Holl., G. 20) | etching | $1,598–$2,398 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Organ-Grinder (B., Holl., G. 8) | $1,598–$2,398 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | The Smoker at the Window (B., Holl., G.10) | etching | $1,598–$2,398 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | Village Romance (B., Holl., G. 11) | etching | $2,398–$3,996 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | Mother and two Children (B., Holl., G. 14) | etching | $2,398–$3,996 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Empty Jug (B., Holl., G. 15) | etching | $1,279–$1,918 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Doll (B., Holl., G. 16) | $2,398–$3,996 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | The Schoolmaster (B., Holl., G. 17) | etching | $4,795–$7,992 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Smoker and the Drinker (B., Holl., G. 24a) | etching | $2,398–$3,996 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Anglers (B., Holl., G. 26) | etching | $15,984–$23,976 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Woman winding Wool upon a Wheel (B., Holl., G. 25) | etching | $1,598–$2,398 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Cobbler (B., Holl., G. 27) | $2,398–$3,996 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | The Spectacle Seller (B., Holl., G. 29) | etching | $3,197–$4,795 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Woman Spinning (B., Holl., G. 31) | $4,795–$7,992 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | The Painter (B., Holl., G. 32) | etching | $4,795–$7,992 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·12 | The Concert (B., Holl., G. 30) | etching | $1,598–$2,398 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·11 | The Family | $2,395–$3,193 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | A Complete Collection | $3,193–$3,991 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | A boor courting a maid in an inn | oil on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·06 | A Collection | $2,381–$3,174 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | A Collection | $2,857–$3,492 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | The Painter | $1,587–$2,381 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·06 | A Collection | $2,857–$3,492 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Dancing in the Inn (B., Dut., God., Holl. 49) | $829–$1,161 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | The Smoker and the Drinker (Bartsch, Duthuit, Godefroy, Hollstein 13) | $829–$1,326 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.