Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes Auction Prices and Value Guide

Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 436 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes auction prices: quick answer

Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes
Source records
436
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes

Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes (1893–1985) was a Dutch painter, ceramist, etcher, and stained-glass artist whose career spanned much of the twentieth century. Born in the Netherlands, he is best known for intimate, often humorous vignettes of everyday life and for his accomplished portrait work. Beyond easel painting, Kamerlingh Onnes was a prolific decorative artist: he designed postage stamps, created stained-glass windows, and produced ceramic pieces, mosaics, watercolors, and etchings. His versatility across fine and applied arts places him among the notable Dutch multimedia artists of his generation. Collectors encounter his work across a range of categories, from paintings and drawings to ceramics and prints. His long career and diverse output are documented by the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Getty Union List of Artist Names, and the Library of Congress.

oil paintingwatercolorceramicsetchingportraitseveryday life sceneshumorous vignettes

Common works and media

Common works include oil portraits and small genre paintings depicting humorous scenes of daily life, watercolor studies, etchings, and ceramic pieces. He also produced designs for Dutch postage stamps, stained-glass windows, and monumental mosaic installations. Drawings and decorative art objects may also appear in auction and appraisal contexts. Collectors should be aware that his output spans both unique fine-art works and applied-design commissions.

Market and appraisal context

Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes's auction footprint spans 37 lots tracked between September 2007 and September 2025, with 9 carrying a recorded price. The market is overwhelmingly Dutch-regional: Veilinghuis Van Spengen and Veilinghuis Onder de Boompjes account for the majority of offerings, supplemented by Vendu Rotterdam, Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht, and Zeeuws Veilinghuis. The sole international appearance is Christie's. Abell Auction (Los Angeles) is the only non-Dutch house in recent years, where two portraits of a seated woman sold for $450 and $600 in late 2023. Price dispersion is wide relative to the modest absolute values: the interquartile range runs from approximately €230 to €1,500, with a median around €450. The ceiling of €5,500 likely reflects a larger or more accomplished oil painting. Liquidity is thin — only one lot appeared in the trailing 12 months — so collectors should expect irregular turnover and limited comparable data for any single work type.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • watercolor
  • ceramics
  • etching
  • drawing

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, ceramic works, and stained-glass designs each carry distinct market expectations
  2. Subject matter: humorous genre scenes and portraits are the artist's most recognized work types
  3. Provenance and attribution should be verified against RKD records given the breadth of media the artist worked in
  4. Medium: oil paintings command the upper tier of the observed range; ceramics, watercolors, and mixed-media works tend toward the lower quartile
  5. Subject: portraits and figure scenes (the artist's most recognized genre) priced between $450–$600 at Abell Auction; genre scenes and coastal views realized €120–€355 at Dutch regional houses
  6. Size and support: lots described as 'oil on triplex' suggest smaller-scale works on panel, which may trade below larger canvas paintings

Appraisal caveats

  • No auction-house price records are included in this source pack; market context is inferred from the artist's documented media and subject range.
  • The artist worked across a wide variety of media (painting, ceramics, glass, mosaic, stamps, prints); attribution and medium identification are especially important for accurate appraisal.
  • Only 9 of 37 tracked lots have a recorded realized price; the majority pass without published results, which may indicate unsold lots or unpublished hammer prices
  • The €5,500 maximum likely represents an outlier or a higher-quality work; the median (€450) is a more representative central tendency

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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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