Balthasar Paul Ommeganck Auction Prices and Value Guide
Balthasar Paul Ommeganck auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 220 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Balthasar Paul Ommeganck auction prices: quick answer
Balthasar Paul Ommeganck auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Balthasar Paul Ommeganck
- Source records
- 220
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Balthasar Paul Ommeganck
Balthasar Paul Ommeganck (1755–1826) was a Flemish painter, draftsperson, and guildmaster active in Antwerp. He is best known for landscape and animal paintings that helped revitalize naturalistic landscape traditions in the Low Countries during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Beyond his own artistic output, Ommeganck played an institutional role as an art teacher and a founder of art organizations in Antwerp, shaping a generation of painters. His daughter, Johanna Maria Ommeganck, followed him as an animal painter. With over 200 lots recorded at auction, his works appear regularly in Old Master and 19th-century European art sales.
Flemish landscape painting revival, late 18th–early 19th centuryoil paintingdrawinglandscapesanimalspastoral scenes
Common works and media
Ommeganck's output consists primarily of oil paintings and drawings depicting pastoral landscapes with livestock and other animals. Works are typically executed in oil on canvas or panel, with smaller-scale drawings also appearing at auction. Subjects frequently feature sheep, cattle, and rural scenery rendered in a naturalistic Flemish tradition. Signatures may appear as 'P.B. Ommeganck' rather than the full name.
Market and appraisal context
Ommeganck's works surface most often in Old Master Paintings, Old Master Drawings, and 19th Century European Art auction categories. Collectors evaluating his paintings should consider medium (oil on canvas or panel versus works on paper), subject matter, condition relative to age, and documented provenance. Attribution can be complicated by the family connection to his daughter Johanna Maria Ommeganck, who painted similar animal subjects. Comparable auction records from major houses provide the most reliable price context for individual works.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Value drivers
- Medium: oil on canvas or panel works typically command higher prices than drawings
- Subject: animal and pastoral landscape subjects are characteristic; attribution consistency matters
- Provenance: documented exhibition or collection history strengthens value
- Condition: age-appropriate condition for late 18th–early 19th century works; relining, overpaint, or panel repairs affect appraisal
Appraisal caveats
- Ommeganck is sometimes confused with his daughter Johanna Maria Ommeganck, who was also an animal painter; attribution should be verified
- Works are occasionally signed 'P.B. Ommeganck' rather than the full name, which can affect searchability and attribution
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF (OCLC) library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Library of Congress library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
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