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1592–1665

Claes Claesz. Wou

12results on record
40%sell-through
$7,669median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$19,336record in our coverage

Drawn from 12 recorded results (9 sold · 3 passed) across 5 auction houses, 2000–2019. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$4.2K$8.4K$13K2000: $5.6K median, 1 sold2004: $16K median, 1 sold2006: $6.6K median, 1 sold2007: $2.5K median, 1 sold2008: $14K median, 2 sold2016: $4.3K median, 1 sold2019: $11K median, 1 sold200020042008201220162019

Where does a value land in this market?

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$7.7K$2.5K$19K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 3 n/a $6,575

Medium is recorded for 3 of 12 results (25%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Klaes Molenaer Claes Claesz. Wou Klaes Molenaer

$10K$21K$31K1998: $19K median1999: $35K median2000: $15K median2001: $6.0K median2002: $9.5K median2004: $4.9K median2005: $26K median2006: $13K median2007: $21K median2008: $21K median2009: $38K median2010: $5.6K median2011: $23K median2012: $10K median2013: $12K median2014: $19K median2015: $12K median2016: $11K median2017: $8.8K median2018: $7.1K median2019: $13K median2020: $13K median2021: $9.4K median2022: $7.3K median2023: $6.9K median2024: $6.4K median2025: $2.7K median2000: $5.6K median2004: $16K median2006: $6.6K median2007: $2.5K median2008: $14K median2016: $4.3K median2019: $11K median19982004201020162022
MetricClaes Claesz. WouKlaes Molenaer
Median result$7,669$11,814
Record price $19,336 $209,435
Results on record12123
Years active at auction 2000–2019 1998–2026

Related artists: Klaes MolenaerFrench SchoolThomas HeeremansPieter De Neyn

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 5 100% $10,078 1.08×
Christie's 3 $6,575
Bonhams 1 100% $4,312 0.70×
Lempertz 1 0%
Dorotheum 2 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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 12 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 3 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2019·11 Ships on Rough Seas $4,616–$5,770 Lempertz
2019·05 a rocky coast in a storm $8,090–$10,787 Sotheby's
2019·04 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2017·12 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·11 A Dutch threemaster and other shipping in choppy waters, a view of Fort Rammekens, off the coast of Flushing, in the background $4,045–$6,742 Bonhams
2009·06 a dutch threemaster before fort rammekens, off the coast of vlissingen $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2008·11 a dutch threemaster and other shipping in choppy waters, a view of fort rammekens off the coast of vlissingen in the background $6,923–$9,231 Sotheby's
2008·11 Dutch three-masters in stormy waters oil on panel $13,847–$20,770 Christie's
2007·09 shipping in a stormy sea $1,731–$2,308 Sotheby's
2006·02 Shipping in choppy waters oil on panel $4,045–$6,742 Christie's
2004·05 Ships on a Stormy Sea $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2000·04 Shipping in a squall off the Dutch coast $4,045–$6,742 Christie's

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