Cornelis Springer Auction Prices and Value Guide

Cornelis Springer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 386 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Cornelis Springer auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Cornelis Springer
Source records
386
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Cornelis Springer

Cornelis Springer (1817–1891) was a Dutch painter, watercolorist, lithographer, and etcher celebrated for his meticulously detailed cityscapes of 19th-century Dutch towns. Born in Amsterdam on May 25, 1817, Springer developed a reputation for architectural accuracy and atmospheric warmth, depicting market squares, church exteriors, canal-side streets, and everyday life in cities such as Deventer, Zutphen, and Culemborg. He worked across multiple media — oil, watercolor, lithograph, and etching — though he is best known for oil-on-canvas town views that combine precise perspective with lively figural groups. Springer spent much of his career in Amsterdam before moving to Hilversum, where he died on February 20, 1891. His work remains a reference point for collectors of Romantic-era Dutch topographical painting and is represented in the Rijksmuseum and other major collections.

Romanticismoil on canvaswatercolorlithographetchingDutch cityscapes and town viewsChurch exteriors and church interiorsMarket squares and street scenesArchitecture of Dutch towns (Deventer, Zutphen, Culemborg, and others)

Common works and media

Springer's most commonly encountered works are oil-on-canvas cityscapes depicting Dutch town squares, church exteriors, and canal-side street scenes populated with small figures in period dress. Watercolor town views and topographical drawings also appear, though less frequently. His lithographs and etchings of Dutch city views are held in museum print collections. Subjects range from major cities like Amsterdam to smaller towns across the Netherlands, with identifiable landmarks such as the Waag in Deventer, the church in Zutphen, and the Binnenpoort in Culemborg recurring in his output.

Market and appraisal context

Cornelis Springer's paintings appear regularly at international auction, where they are typically catalogued under 19th-century European or Dutch and Flemish paintings. Collectors value his work for its architectural precision and recognizable Dutch settings. Factors that influence appraisal include the specific town or building depicted, the level of architectural detail, the size of the composition, medium (oil on canvas being most sought after), condition, and documented provenance. Works with clear attribution supported by his documented CS monogram and RKD records carry stronger collector confidence. Springer's relative productivity over a long career means the market has seen a steady supply of works, though larger, more detailed compositions of well-known Dutch towns tend to perform notably better at auction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • Market data in this profile is based on artist identity research and general auction-house context rather than a comprehensive analysis of specific realized prices.
  • Works attributed to Cornelis Springer should be examined for authenticity; the RKD and major auction houses maintain records that can support attribution research.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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