Johan Barthold Jongkind Auction Prices and Value Guide

Johan Barthold Jongkind auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,044 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Johan Barthold Jongkind auction prices: quick answer

Johan Barthold Jongkind auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Johan Barthold Jongkind
Source records
1,044
Market update
2026-02-06

Johan Barthold Jongkind market snapshot

Johan Barthold Jongkind shows deep auction liquidity with 487 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,375. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 34 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-01.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (19.8% · 64 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (45.5% · 147 sales)
  • $10,000+ (34.7% · 112 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$3,276
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
34
Median shift vs prior year
+2.4%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-01

Artist context

About Johan Barthold Jongkind

Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891) was a Dutch-born painter, printmaker, and watercolorist who also held French nationality. Born in Lattrop, the Netherlands, he became known for marine landscapes and coastal views rendered in a loose, atmospheric manner that anticipated Impressionism. Institutions including the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), the Museum of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress document his career and influence. Art historians widely regard Jongkind as a significant forerunner of the Impressionist movement. He spent much of his working life in France, where his handling of light and informal brushwork influenced younger artists. Beyond oil painting, he produced etchings, lithographs, and watercolors. He lived with his companion Joséphine Fesser Borrhée and died in 1891 at Saint-Égrève in the Dauphiné region of France. His work is held in major museum collections worldwide.

Forerunner of Impressionismoil paintingwatercoloretchinglithographymarine landscapesharbor scenescoastal viewsriver landscapes

Common works and media

Common work types include oil paintings of marine and coastal subjects, harbor scenes, canal views, and river landscapes. Watercolors, etchings, lithographs, and drawings appear regularly in auction contexts. Prints and works on paper constitute a significant portion of his auction market. Subjects range from Dutch waterways and North Sea coasts to French harbors and Alpine foothill landscapes from his late Dauphiné period.

Market and appraisal context

Jongkind's auction footprint spans nearly three decades of recorded sales (1997–2026), with 496 catalogued lots across at least 332 priced results. Aggregate pricing shows wide dispersion: a floor near $50 for small works on paper and prints, a median around $4,400, an upper-quartile near $19,000, and a recorded ceiling of $721,600 — consistent with a well-established 19th-century painter whose major oils trade at blue-chip houses while prints and minor works circulate broadly. The top auction houses by frequency — Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, Artcurial, Tajan, and Piasa — confirm sustained institutional demand in both London/Paris and regional European markets. Dutch houses (Venduehuis der Notarissen, Veilinghuis Van Spengen) reflect his native market. Recent 12-month activity (18 lots) is down from the prior 12-month period (44 lots), which may reflect normal cyclical variation or a modest softening in supply. Marine subjects, harbor scenes, and coastal views are his most recognizable and marketable subjects, followed by river landscapes and later Dauphiné-period works.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • watercolor
  • etching
  • lithography
  • drawing

Value drivers

  1. Medium: oil paintings command the highest prices; works on paper and prints trade at lower tiers
  2. Subject: marine landscapes, harbor scenes, and coastal views attract the strongest collector interest
  3. Size: larger-scale oils are less common at auction and may carry premiums over smaller works on paper
  4. Period: early Dutch and Parisian marine subjects are generally more sought after than late Dauphiné-period landscapes
  5. Provenance: documented history through a recognized collection or major auction house (Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams) strengthens value
  6. Signature and date: Jongkind typically signed 'JongKind' with a date, which supports attribution

Appraisal caveats

  • Market data in this summary is drawn from biographical and institutional sources, not live auction records. Consult recent sale results for current pricing.
  • With over 1,000 works recorded in auction databases, Jongkind appears frequently at auction across multiple media, which can create a wide price range.
  • Authentication may require expert connoisseurship, as his style evolved significantly between his Dutch, Parisian, and Dauphiné periods.
  • The recent-lot sample in the source pack includes lots by name-similar artists (Johan Oldert, Joop Sjollema) that are not by Jongkind; aggregate statistics (lotCount, price distribution) may include some non-Jongkind results due to keyword matching. Treat the price range as indicative rather than precise.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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