Jan Knikker Auction Prices and Value Guide
Jan Knikker auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 202 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Jan Knikker auction prices: quick answer
Jan Knikker auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Jan Knikker
- Source records
- 202
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Jan Knikker market snapshot
Jan Knikker shows solid auction liquidity with 68 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-23.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (100.0% · 40 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $150
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 6
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-23
Artist context
About Jan Knikker
Born
1911
Died
1990
Nationality
Dutch
Also known as
Jan Simon Knikker
Jan Knikker is the public name used here for Jan Simon Knikker, identified by Wikidata as a Dutch painter who lived from 1911 to 1990. The collected authority linkage also points to an RKDartists record, although that profile could not be retrieved during this research run. The available evidence therefore supports a basic identity and painting context, but not a specific movement, training history, regional school, subject specialty, or named series. Collectors may encounter works attributed to Knikker in auction listings: the Appraisily input for this page groups 202 records under the artist name. That total is a catalog signal rather than proof about any individual object. Because the public source pack is unusually thin, object descriptions and attributions should be checked against the underlying auction record and, where possible, stronger institutional or scholarly documentation.
Painting
Common works and media
Painting is the only work type supported by the collected identity evidence. The source pack does not reliably establish preferred materials, subjects, editions, signature forms, named series, or whether drawings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, or posters commonly circulate under this artist’s name.
Market and appraisal context
The available sources do not support a price trend or typical value range for Jan Knikker. An appraisal should begin with the exact object and its attribution, medium, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, and supporting documentation, then compare it with genuinely similar public auction records. The collected Appraisily input indicates a substantial group of catalog records, but the source pack does not reveal their distribution by work type, subject, size, period, or sale result. Realized prices should therefore be interpreted from the underlying lots rather than from the artist-level count alone. Identity should also be reconciled with the authority record for Jan Simon Knikker, the Dutch painter who lived from 1911 to 1990.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Whether the attribution matches the authority identity Jan Simon Knikker, the Dutch painter born in 1911 and deceased in 1990
- Object-level comparison with the sale dates, realized prices, descriptions, and comparable lots in the underlying auction records
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack does not establish a price trend, typical price range, specific movement, signature practice, preferred subjects, or named series.
- The Appraisily page and RKDartists profile returned rate-limit responses during collection, so their substantive page content could not be independently reviewed.
- The record count is a catalog signal and does not verify the attribution, condition, provenance, or comparability of any individual work.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- RKD library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Recent sale records
Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

jan knikker 1889 1957 · Veilinggebouw de Zwaan · 2025-10-23 jan knikker 1889 1957 Veilinggebouw de Zwaan · 2025-10-23

jan knikker 1889 1957 drawbridge at kortenhoef signed lower right oil on panel 25 x 33 cm · Medusa Auctioneers · 2025-09-29 jan knikker 1889 1957 drawbridge at kortenhoef signed lower right oil on panel 25 x 33 cm Medusa Auctioneers · 2025-09-29

jan knikker lake view with sailing boats · Twents Veilinghuis · 2025-07-03 jan knikker lake view with sailing boats Twents Veilinghuis · 2025-07-03

jan knikker 1889 1957 · Ald Fryslan · 2025-06-23 jan knikker 1889 1957 Ald Fryslan · 2025-06-23

jan knikker 1889 1957 · Ald Fryslan · 2025-06-23 jan knikker 1889 1957 Ald Fryslan · 2025-06-23

jan knikker sr · Derksen Veilingbedrijf · 2024-09-17 jan knikker sr Derksen Veilingbedrijf · 2024-09-17
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 Jan Knikker 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 Jan Knikker artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.