Klaas Gubbels Auction Prices and Value Guide
Klaas Gubbels auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,018 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
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Klaas Gubbels auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Klaas Gubbels
- Source records
- 1,018
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Klaas Gubbels
Klaas Gubbels (born Rotterdam, January 19, 1934) is a Dutch artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture, printmaking, assemblage, collage, and photography. He is best known for his distinctive still lifes in which coffeepots, tables, and chairs become recurring, almost iconic motifs. Working across an unusually broad range of media — from serigraphy and lithography to environmental art and wall painting — Gubbels has developed a visual vocabulary rooted in everyday objects rendered with graphic clarity and a restrained palette. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is documented extensively by the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) in The Hague. Over a career spanning more than six decades, Gubbels has exhibited widely in the Netherlands and abroad, including a touring exhibition through Oldenburg, Apeldoorn, Breda, and Emmen in 1985–86.
Contemporary Dutch artPainting (oil and acrylic on canvas)SculpturePrintmaking (serigraphy, lithography, etching)Assemblage and collageCoffeepots (recurring motif)Tables and chairs (still-life elements)Still life
Common works and media
Collectors and appraisers encountering Gubbels's work most frequently find oil or acrylic paintings of coffeepot still lifes, often in a bold, flattened graphic style. His graphic output includes serigraphs (screen prints), lithographs, and etchings, many depicting the same tabletop and chair subjects in varied colorways. He has also produced painted wooden sculptures and assemblages incorporating found objects. Photographic works, collages, and large-scale wall paintings or environmental installations form a smaller but documented portion of his output. Prints are typically signed and numbered in edition.
Market and appraisal context
Klaas Gubbels maintains an active and well-documented secondary market spanning more than three decades, with 395 cataloged auction lots and 251 priced results dating from late 1991 through early 2026. Trading volume is steady and growing: 42 lots appeared in the most recent twelve-month window versus 37 in the prior period, indicating sustained collector interest. Price dispersion is broad but accessible — the interquartile range runs from approximately €160 (25th percentile) to €1,200 (75th percentile) with a median near €460, while the recorded maximum reaches €9,560. Sales are concentrated among Dutch and Benelux regional houses — Vendu Rotterdam, Veilinghuis Van Spengen, Adams Amsterdam Auctions, and Veilinghuis Onder de Boompjes together account for the majority of turnover — but Christie's and Sotheby's also appear, confirming that top-tier international houses have offered his work. Original paintings and unique works on paper command the upper tier; a 1987–88 painting titled "Duel" realized €5,500 at Adams Amsterdam Auctions in December 2024, and an untitled 2000 work fetched €1,300 in March 2026. Prints and graphic works (serigraphs, lithographs, etchings) cluster in the €200–€950 band and provide an accessible entry point for collectors. The market is predominantly EUR-denominated and Netherlands-centered, with occasional appearances at Bernaerts (Antwerp) and other Benelux venues.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Post-War & Contemporary Prints & Multiples
- Contemporary Paintings
- Contemporary Sculpture
- Painting (oil and acrylic on canvas)
- Sculpture
Value drivers
- Medium: original paintings and sculptures generally command higher values than prints and works on paper
- Subject matter: works featuring the iconic coffeepot motif are most closely associated with the artist and may carry stronger market recognition
- Edition: prints should be checked for edition size, numbering, and signature
- Provenance and exhibition history, including documented shows such as the 1985 Landesmuseum Oldenburg exhibition
- Condition and authenticity
- Medium: original oil or acrylic paintings and unique sculptures carry the highest values; serigraphs, lithographs, and etchings trade at a significant discount
Appraisal caveats
- With over 1,000 recorded auction appearances, Gubbels has a substantial secondary market, but price data should be verified against specific medium, size, date, and condition rather than generalized.
- Auction-record data reflects 395 cataloged lots with 251 priced results; approximately 144 lots lack a recorded price, which may include unsold lots, withdrawn lots, or post-sale private transactions not captured in the feed.
- All prices are denominated in EUR; currency fluctuation may affect perceived value for non-Eurozone collectors.
- The price distribution (€35–€9,560) is wide; median and percentile figures should not be applied to individual works without accounting for medium, size, date, and condition.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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
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