Claes Jansz. Visscher Auction Prices and Value Guide

Claes Jansz. Visscher auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 249 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Claes Jansz. Visscher auction prices: quick answer

Claes Jansz. Visscher auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Claes Jansz. Visscher
Source records
249
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Claes Jansz. Visscher

Claes Jansz. Visscher (1586/87–1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and print publisher based in Amsterdam. He founded the Visscher family cartographic and publishing firm, one of the most successful mapmaking enterprises of the seventeenth-century Netherlands. His output ranged from finely engraved maps and atlases to topographical prints and landscape views, which circulated widely across Europe. Visscher's published works are notable for combining geographic precision with decorative richness, and his views of Dutch cities and landscapes remain important visual records of the period. The firm he established was continued by his son Nicolaes Visscher and subsequent generations before its eventual sale to the publisher Peter Schenk. Collectors and institutions today encounter his prints and maps in major museum and library collections worldwide.

Dutch Golden Ageengravingetchingcartographic prints and mapsdrawingstopographical views and cityscapesmaps and atlaseslandscapes

Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Claes Jansz. Visscher's engraved and etched maps, including world and regional cartographic sheets; topographical prints of Dutch, English, and other European cities and landscapes; allegorical and decorative title-page engravings; and landscape series after designs by contemporary artists. Works are typically found as individual prints, bound atlas sheets, or loose maps. Mediums include copperplate engraving and etching on laid paper, often with period hand-coloring added by later owners.

Market and appraisal context

Visscher's engraved maps, city views, and topographical prints appear regularly at auction, typically categorized as Old Master Prints or Maps & Atlases. Value depends on the specific map or print series, impression quality, plate state, paper condition, and whether the work is an early pull or a later re-issue by his descendants or Peter Schenk. Rare or early-state impressions of his more elaborate maps and landscape series tend to command higher prices. Attribution can be complicated by the family workshop practice; collectors should verify whether a work is by Visscher personally or published under the Visscher firm imprint.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Impression quality and plate condition affect value significantly for engraved works
  2. Maps and topographical prints are valued for cartographic accuracy, rarity of the edition, and decorative elements
  3. Published prints may exist in multiple states or later re-issues by his descendants or by Peter Schenk, which affects attribution and value

Appraisal caveats

  • Distinguishing between works by Claes Jansz. Visscher (the Elder), his son Nicolaes Visscher, and later family members requires careful provenance research, as the family firm reused plates and shared similar monograms.
  • Prints attributed to the Visscher workshop may not be by Claes Jansz. Visscher personally; publisher attributions are common for this period.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Claes Jansz. Visscher worth?

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