Hendrik Willem Mesdag Auction Prices and Value Guide
Hendrik Willem Mesdag auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 504 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Hendrik Willem Mesdag auction prices: quick answer
Hendrik Willem Mesdag auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Hendrik Willem Mesdag
- Source records
- 504
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Hendrik Willem Mesdag market snapshot
Hendrik Willem Mesdag shows deep auction liquidity with 304 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $16,730. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 32 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-18.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (12.1% · 24 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (27.8% · 55 sales)
- $10,000+ (60.1% · 119 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $10,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 32
- Median shift vs prior year
- +11.1%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-18
Artist context
About Hendrik Willem Mesdag
Born
1831
Died
1915
Nationality
Dutch
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831–1915) was a Dutch painter whose public identity is closely associated with marine subjects. Authority data identifies him broadly as a painter, while English- and Indonesian-language summaries describe him more specifically as a marine painter. A Dutch-language profile also records activity in watercolor, etching, and lithography. Together, these sources present an artist whose documented practice extended from painting into works on paper and printmaking. Collectors may therefore encounter the Mesdag name in connection with marine paintings, watercolors, etchings, or lithographs. The collected excerpts do not provide enough institution-grade detail to assign a movement or school confidently, so this profile leaves that classification open. Stable links to Wikidata, museum records, and library authority files help distinguish Hendrik Willem Mesdag from similarly named people and support entity matching across collection catalogues, image repositories, and auction data.
PaintingWatercolorEtchingLithographyMarine subjects
Common works and media
Works encountered in collection and appraisal contexts may include paintings with marine subjects, along with watercolors, etchings, and lithographs. The source pack establishes these practices but does not document particular series, edition structures, dimensions, signatures, or recurring named compositions.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should first confirm that the catalogued artist matches Hendrik Willem Mesdag's authority identity and that the stated medium agrees with his recorded practice. Marine paintings are most appropriately compared with other marine works, while watercolors, etchings, and lithographs should be considered within their respective categories. When public auction data is available, useful comparisons should align work type and subject and clearly identify sale date and realized price. The supplied source pack includes an Appraisily auction-price page and record-count signal but no fetched lot-level evidence from a major auction house. It therefore does not support a price prediction, rarity claim, market trend, or valuation range.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Marine paintings
- Watercolors
- Etchings and lithographs
Value drivers
- Consistency of the catalogued artist identity with Mesdag's authority records
- Medium and technique, particularly whether the work is a painting, watercolor, etching, or lithograph
- Relevance of the marine subject when selecting comparable works
- Comparability of available public auction records by work type, subject, sale date, and realized price
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-price signal but no fetched lot-level records or substantive major-auction-house biography.
- No price trend, rarity conclusion, or valuation range can be supported from the collected material alone.
- Exact dates, movement affiliations, provenance considerations, edition details, and condition effects require additional work-specific evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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
How much is Hendrik Willem Mesdag 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 Hendrik Willem Mesdag artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.