Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast Auction Prices and Value Guide

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 228 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast auction prices: quick answer

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast
Source records
228
Market update
2026-02-16

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast market snapshot

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast shows thin auction liquidity with 13 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (33.3% · 2 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (66.7% · 4 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$700
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-29

Artist context

About Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast

Born

1882

Died

1966

Nationality

Dutch

Also known as

Bernard Pothast

Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast (1882–1966), also listed as Bernard Pothast, was a Dutch painter. Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, RKD, and Art UK identifiers provide a useful entity-matching foundation for distinguishing him in collection and auction data. Collectors may encounter either his full name or the shortened form in catalogues and sales records. The collected Dutch- and Spanish-language reference pages associate Pothast with the second generation of the Laren School, but the present source pack does not contain an institution-grade biography that independently confirms that classification or documents his training and career chronology. Appraisily therefore treats the authority-supported name, occupation, nationality, and lifespan as the firm biographical core while keeping more detailed art-historical claims provisional. His auction presence is centered on fine art and paintings, although some records are assigned to broader categories that require object-level review before they are treated as representative of his oeuvre.

PaintingWorks on paper and prints

Common works and media

The available auction summary most clearly supports paintings as the principal work type associated with Pothast. It also assigns some matched records to works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions, but those categories are broad and weakly documented in the collected source pack. Each object should therefore be checked at lot level for its stated medium, support, dimensions, signature, attribution wording, and edition information rather than classified from the artist-level category alone.

Market and appraisal context

Pothast's collected Appraisily market record is relatively thin, so an appraisal should begin with the individual object's medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, signature, inscriptions, and attribution. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and documented restoration can help establish how closely a work compares with publicly sold examples. Broad database categories such as works on paper, mixed media, decorative art, or editions should not by themselves be taken as proof that a particular object is characteristic or authentic. Realized prices are most useful when the comparable lots closely match the object and when reporting conventions, currencies, buyer's premiums, and sale dates are considered consistently.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, condition, and subject

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected Appraisily page describes the matched auction record as thin and its category distribution as broad or sparse.
  • Public auction results are appraisal inputs rather than conclusive valuations.
  • Private sales, incomplete feeds, reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not appear in the available record.
  • Authentication, condition, and restoration findings can materially affect an appraisal.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.