Dutch, 1959–2023
Erwin Olaf
146results on record
65%sell-through
$9,226median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$43,750record in our coverage
Drawn from 146 recorded results (119 sold · 27 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1999–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 56 | 73% | $8,750 |
| prints | 8 | 100% | $11,792 |
| other | 6 | 0% | $10,421 |
| works on paper | 5 | n/a | $11,948 |
Medium is recorded for 75 of 146 results (51%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Robert Mapplethorpe Erwin Olaf Robert Mapplethorpe
| Metric | Erwin Olaf | Robert Mapplethorpe |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $9,226 | $15,000 |
| Record price | $43,750 | $726,348 |
| Results on record | 146 | 1,490 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Robert MapplethorpeHiroshi SugimotoHelmut NewtonHenri Cartier-bresson
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
69/ 100
- Sell-through65%
- Meets estimate62%
- Market depth146 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 | 48 | 70% | $9,546 | 0.83× |
| Christie's | 32 | 100% | $11,887 | — |
| Phillips | 31 | 61% | $11,741 | — |
| Artcurial | 9 | — | $6,422 | 0.80× |
| Rago | 6 | 83% | $6,985 | — |
| Bonhams | 6 | 67% | $2,415 | 1.03× |
| Grisebach | 2 | — | $5,880 | — |
| Kruso Art | 4 | 50% | $1,540 | 0.55× |
| Palácio do Correio Velho | 4 | 50% | $814 | 0.67× |
| Heritage Auctions | 3 | 67% | $3,230 | — |
| Wright | 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 147 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 27 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·02 | Hotel Kyoto (Room 211) | $5,000–$7,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·02 | Hotel Mosco, Ming Portrait | $5,937–$8,312 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | The Ice Cream Parlour (from the Rain series) | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·12 | Grief, Caroline | $7,000–$9,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·10 | Grief - Sarah | Lambda Endura print | $4,001–$6,668 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Hotel Room, Milan, Room 607 | $7,942–$11,346 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·03 | Keyhole 1 | $6,477–$9,068 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·12 | Hôtel Winston Salem Room 304 - 2010 | $5,270–$7,378 | Artcurial | |||
| 2024·10 | Hope, The Classroom | $6,000–$8,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Hope Portrait 7 (Small Version) | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | (1959-2023) | $651–$1,302 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2024·10 | (1959-2023) | $651–$1,302 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2024·10 | The Practice from Hope | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | Campbell's Soup for Ingo Maurer | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | (1959-202“PARADISE PORTRAITS”, WHITE WOMAN C print Assinado e datado no verso 2001 - Edição Erwin Olaf H.C. I / XX Dim. aprox.: 18 x 14 x 1 | $869–$1,738 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2024·05 | “PARADISE PORTRAITS”, BLACK WOMAN C print Assinado e datado no verso 2001, número 19/20 Dim. aprox.: 18 x 14 x 1 cm | $869–$1,738 | Palácio do Correio Velho | |||
| 2024·04 | Hope, The Hallway | $10,686–$16,029 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Caroline (Portrait) from Grief | $7,000–$9,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Berlin Portrait 01 - 22nd of April | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Ice Cream Parlour from Rain | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | The Gym from Rain | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·02 | Grief, Troy, 2007 | chromogenic print, flush-mounted on aluminum | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·12 | 'Apolonia' | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Paradise Portraits | $5,478–$7,668 | upcoming | Christie's | ||
| 2023·10 | Keyhole 1 | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Berlin, Olympia Stadion, Westend, Selbstporträt, 25th of April | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·07 | (1959) | $1,680–$2,799 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·07 | (1959) | $1,680–$2,799 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·06 | Hotel, Milan, Room 609 | $5,029–$7,543 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Hope Portraits Portfolio | $12,446–$18,669 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·12 | (i) Dawn, The Mother (ii) Dawn, The Soldier 2009 | $2,439–$3,659 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | 'Hope Portraits, no. 7' | $5,206–$7,288 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | 'The Boardroom' (from Rain) | $7,288–$10,412 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Vogue, Still Life with Triteleia | Digital pigment print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | Keyhole 7 - 2012 | Tirage chromogénique | $3,007–$5,012 | Artcurial | ||
| 2022·10 | Berlin - Stadtbad Neukölln - 2013 | Fuji Chrystal Archive Digital Paper | $5,012–$7,016 | Artcurial | ||
| 2022·10 | Keyhole 6 - 2012 | Tirage chromogénique | $4,009–$6,014 | Artcurial | ||
| 2022·10 | The Hallway from Hope | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·08 | The Dancing School, Rain Series | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·06 | (1959) | $3,148–$6,296 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·06 | (1959) | $3,148–$6,296 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·06 | I Wish, I Am, I Will Be (three works) | $5,000–$7,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·11 | Rain | $6,210–$8,468 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Grief Portraits, Victoria | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·05 | milan hotel, room 609, 2010 | $3,645–$4,860 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | The Ice Cream Parlour (from the series Rain) | chromogenic print flush-mounted on diasec | $13,224–$19,836 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | The Hairdresser's (from the series Rain) | chromogenic print flush-mounted on diasec | $6,612–$8,816 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | (i) Jackie O. 12.29 pm (from the series Royal Blood) (ii) Jackie O. 12.30 pm (from the series Royal Blood) | each: lambda print | $13,224–$19,836 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | rain, the hairdresser, 2004 | $6,620–$8,827 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | 'paradise portraits, matt' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | 'milan hotel, room 607', 2010 | $7,685–$10,247 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Barbara (from the series Grief) | lambda print | $4,487–$6,731 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Irene (from the series Grief) | lambda print | $4,487–$6,731 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·09 | Paradise Portraits portfolio | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2018·05 | Grief, Caroline, 2007 | chromogenic print, flush-mounted on aluminium | $9,460–$12,163 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | "Grief, Troy", 2007 | chromogenic print, flush-mounted on aluminium | $8,109–$10,812 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·02 | caroline (grief series), 2007 | $6,107–$8,550 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·12 | Irene (from the series Grief) | lambda print | $5,868–$8,215 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Paradise Portrait - 2002 | Épreuve lambda sur papier Metallic Chrystal Archive | $4,704–$7,057 | Artcurial | ||
| 2017·10 | Irene (from the Grief Portrait series), 2007 | $7,091–$9,454 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·10 | Irene (from the Grief series), 2007 | $9,454–$14,182 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'Keyhole 6', 2012 | $6,506–$9,109 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | 'keyhole 1', 2011 | $6,506–$9,109 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Barbara (Portrait) from Grief | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·02 | Hotel Moscow, Ming Portrait | $5,286–$7,401 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | 厄文‧奥拉夫 Rain Series: The Dancing School 雨系列：跳舞學校 | $5,157–$7,736 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | Barbara (Portrait) from Grief | $8,736–$11,231 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·11 | Troy (Portrait) from Grief | $8,736–$11,231 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·06 | „Royal Blood, Marie Antoinette †1793“. 2000 | LambdaPrint, Diasec | $4,470–$6,704 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·05 | 'Berlin, Portrait 11', 2012 | $8,772–$11,696 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·04 | The Hallway (from the series Hope) | chromogenic print, face-mounted on Plexiglas | $5,678–$7,948 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | Separation II | $4,282–$7,137 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | 'Rain, The Hairdresser's' | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Royal Blood, Marie Antoinette † 1793, 2000 | Tirage couleur monté sous diasec | $8,550–$12,826 | Artcurial | ||
| 2015·11 | Margaret (Portrait) from Grief | $18,166–$27,249 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | Barbara (from the series Grief) | lambda-print | $5,468–$7,654 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·09 | grief, caroline | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Barbara from Grief | $12,428–$18,641 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·04 | Hotel, Moscow, Room 168 | $7,296–$10,214 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·04 | Sarah from Grief | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·11 | Keyhole 2 | $23,481–$31,308 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·11 | Victoria (Portrait) from Grief | $10,958–$14,089 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·11 | Rain Portfolio | $9,393–$12,523 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·11 | Hotel Milan, Room 607 – 2010 | Tirage Lambda | $14,923–$19,898 | Artcurial | ||
| 2014·10 | The Hallway from Hope | $18,000–$22,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·10 | Royal Blood, Marie Antoinette +1793 | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·10 | Barbara from Grief | $18,000–$22,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·05 | 'hotel paris (room 1134)', 2010 | $13,576–$20,364 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Ice Cream Parlour | Lambda | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·11 | Barbara from Grief | $19,274–$28,911 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·10 | 'Paradise' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Hope Portraits, VII and VIII | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·05 | grief portfolio, 2007 | $7,771–$10,362 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Hotel Moscow, Ming Portrait | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Irene (Portrait) from Grief | $9,316–$12,421 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·05 | Troy (Portrait) from Grief | $9,316–$12,421 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·04 | The Boxing School from Hope | $9,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·04 | The Hallway from Hope | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·04 | Sarah from Grief | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2012·11 | Grief, Portraits, Irène, 2007 | $10,196–$15,294 | Christie's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.