Jan van Couver Auction Prices and Value Guide
Jan van Couver auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 167 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Jan van Couver auction prices: quick answer
Jan van Couver auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Jan van Couver
- Source records
- 167
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Jan van Couver market snapshot
Jan van Couver shows solid auction liquidity with 106 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $280. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-23.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (91.2% · 52 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (7.0% · 4 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.8% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 1
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-23
Artist context
About Jan van Couver
Born
1836
Died
1909
Nationality
Dutch
Also known as
Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger, Hermanus Koekkoek de Jonge, Louis van Straaten
Jan van Couver is a documented alternate name used by Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger (1836–1909), a Dutch painter and art dealer. Authority records connect the name directly with Koekkoek, while Dutch-language biographical material also records Louis van Straaten as another pseudonym. Koekkoek worked in marine and landscape painting and is especially associated with seascapes. This alias matters for collectors because catalogue entries and auction records may appear under different names even when they refer to the same artist identity. Works encountered as Jan van Couver should therefore be researched alongside records for Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger and the Dutch form Hermanus Koekkoek de Jonge. The available authority and biographical sources establish the identity relationship and broad artistic fields, but they do not support a more specific movement label or detailed working chronology. Appraisily accordingly treats the alias connection as the central entity fact rather than assigning an unsupported school.
PaintingMarine scenes and seascapesLandscapes
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter paintings described as marine views, seascapes, or landscapes. The source pack identifies the artist as a painter but does not document a distinct practice in prints, sculpture, ceramics, or editioned works. Relevant records should be searched under Jan van Couver as well as Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger, Hermanus Koekkoek de Jonge, and Louis van Straaten.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal research for a work catalogued as Jan van Couver should begin by reconciling the name with Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger and his other documented aliases. Marine subject matter, seascapes, and landscapes provide useful classification context, but identity and subject alone do not authenticate an individual object. When public auction records are available, the most relevant comparisons are records matched to the same artist identity and a similar work type. Sale date and realized price can then provide historical market context. The collected sources do not establish a price trend or document recurring condition, provenance, dimension, or edition patterns, so those object-specific factors require separate evidence before a value conclusion is formed.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Marine paintings and seascapes
- Landscape paintings
Value drivers
- Reconciliation of the catalogued artist name across Jan van Couver, Hermanus Koekkoek the Younger, Hermanus Koekkoek de Jonge, and Louis van Straaten
- Whether the subject and work type correspond to the documented marine or landscape fields
- Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices, when accessible and matched to the same artist identity and work type
Appraisal caveats
- Identity matching across aliases does not establish authorship or authenticity for an individual object.
- No movement label, price trend, condition pattern, provenance pattern, or edition practice is established by the collected source material.
- Comparable lots should be used only after confirming that they concern the same artist identity and a genuinely comparable type of work.
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 Jan van Couver 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 van Couver artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.