Johan Laurentz Jensen Auction Prices and Value Guide

Johan Laurentz Jensen auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 224 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Johan Laurentz Jensen auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Johan Laurentz Jensen
Source records
224
Market update
2026-02-06

Johan Laurentz Jensen market snapshot

Johan Laurentz Jensen shows solid auction liquidity with 66 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-07.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (12.5% · 4 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (46.9% · 15 sales)
  • $10,000+ (40.6% · 13 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$240
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-07

Artist context

About Johan Laurentz Jensen

Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800–1856) was a Danish painter best known for his meticulous flower still lifes. Born and raised in Gentofte, near Copenhagen, he trained as a porcelain and decorative painter and eventually held a court appointment, placing him within the artistic circle of the Danish Golden Age. Often referred to by the initials J. L. Jensen, he built a reputation as Denmark's preeminent botanical painter, producing works on both porcelain and canvas that combined scientific precision with decorative elegance. His paintings of bouquets, single-specimen flowers, and fruit arrangements remain his most recognized output. Jensen's career bridged the fine-art and decorative traditions, and his work is documented across more than four hundred recorded images in the RKD collection. Collectors encounter his pieces most often through Scandinavian and European auction houses.

Danish Golden AgeOil on canvasPorcelain paintingFlower still lifesBotanical subjects

Common works and media

Jensen's most commonly encountered works are oil-on-canvas flower still lifes depicting arranged bouquets, single botanical specimens, and fruit compositions. He also produced painted porcelain plaques and decorative porcelain pieces. His subjects are predominantly floral—roses, tulips, peonies, and mixed garden flowers—rendered with sharp botanical accuracy. Works are typically signed J. L. Jensen or with variant spellings of his name. Smaller cabinet-format paintings and porcelain items appear more frequently at auction than larger canvases.

Market and appraisal context

Jensen's work appears regularly at auction, with over 220 documented lots, the majority being flower still-life paintings in oil on canvas or on porcelain. Appraisal value depends on medium, size, condition, and whether the work can be firmly attributed through signature, provenance, or RKD records. Porcelain pieces and larger canvas compositions with strong botanical detail tend to attract the most collector interest. Works bearing his court-artist provenance or with exhibition history may command premiums. As with many 19th-century Danish painters, auction results vary significantly by venue and season; comparable sales should be reviewed before valuation.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
  • European Decorative Art / Porcelain

Value drivers

  1. Medium: oil-on-canvas flower still lifes are more commonly encountered at auction than his porcelain work
  2. Provenance: court-artist associations and documented exhibition history can affect value
  3. Attribution: works are signed in various forms (J.L. Jensen, Johan Laurits Jensen); correct attribution should be verified against RKD records
  4. Condition: 19th-century paintings on porcelain and canvas should be assessed for craquelure, overpainting, and relining

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction results or price records were available in the source pack; collectors should consult major auction databases for realized prices.
  • Jensen worked across both porcelain and canvas, which can place works in different auction categories and affect comparability.

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

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Johan Laurentz Jensen worth?

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