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Artist

Willem Pietersz. Buytewech

12results on record
33%sell-through
$37,188median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$468,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 12 recorded results (10 sold · 2 passed) across 3 auction houses, 1998–2018. 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

$120K$241K$361K1998: $9.8K median, 1 sold2002: $446K median, 3 sold2006: $114K median, 1 sold2007: $17K median, 2 sold2011: $8.0K median, 1 sold2012: $34K median, 1 sold2018: $40K median, 1 sold19982003200820132018

Where does a value land in this market?

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$37K$7.8K$468K

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)
works on paper 3 n/a $424,000

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 Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn Willem Pietersz. Buytewech Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn

$120K$241K$361K1998: $5.3K median1999: $4.0K median2000: $4.3K median2001: $5.8K median2002: $5.5K median2003: $5.3K median2004: $8.0K median2005: $8.7K median2006: $11K median2007: $12K median2008: $7.9K median2009: $7.7K median2010: $12K median2011: $17K median2012: $8.5K median2013: $13K median2014: $9.4K median2015: $8.4K median2016: $9.8K median2017: $7.3K median2018: $6.9K median2019: $6.7K median2020: $6.0K median2021: $7.8K median2022: $6.8K median2023: $11K median2024: $5.9K median2025: $6.6K median2026: $6.7K median1998: $9.8K median2002: $446K median2006: $114K median2007: $17K median2011: $8.0K median2012: $34K median2018: $40K median19982005201220192026
MetricWillem Pietersz. BuytewechRembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn
Median result$37,188$7,604
Record price $468,000 $32,905,542
Results on record124,188
Years active at auction 1998–2018 1998–2026

Related artists: Rembrandt Harmensz Van RijnPier Francesco MolaItalian School, 17th CenturySir Anthony Van Dyck

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 5 100% $26,038 0.80×
Christie's 5 $424,000
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 2 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2018·01 Boy putting on his shoe $15,000–$20,000 Sotheby's
2016·03 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2016·03 [no title recorded] Dorotheum
2012·01 musical company in an interior $30,000–$40,000 Sotheby's
2011·07 farm buildings $5,393–$8,090 Sotheby's
2007·11 a banqueting scene with an elegant couple dancing $10,787–$16,180 Sotheby's
2007·11 a brothel scene with a young couple and a procuress $4,045–$6,742 Sotheby's
2006·12 Head of a man in a feathered cap, in profile to the left pen and brown ink, pen and brown ink framing lines $53,933–$80,900 Christie's
2002·01 A fish market in a Dutch town, with a bridge and houses in the background $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2002·01 A poultry market in a Dutch town, with a church in the background $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2002·01 Study for a frontispiece: A cook and a fisherman flanking trophies of poultry and vegetables $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
1998·05 A Flute-Player and a Man with a Swan (Holl. 18) $4,045–$6,742 Christie's

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