Mauritz Frederik Hendrik DeHaas Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mauritz Frederik Hendrik DeHaas auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 286 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Mauritz Frederik Hendrik DeHaas
Source records
286
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Mauritz Frederik Hendrik DeHaas

Mauritz Frederik Hendrik DeHaas (1832–1895) was a Dutch-American painter, etcher, and watercolorist best known for his marine subjects. Born in Rotterdam on December 12, 1832, he trained in the Netherlands before emigrating to the United States, where he established his career in New York City. DeHaas devoted his practice almost entirely to seascapes, coastal views, and ship portraits, capturing the drama of open water, naval vessels, and harbor life with a technique rooted in the Dutch maritime tradition. He worked across several media including oil, watercolor, etching, and lithography. His brother, W.F. de Haas, was also a painter. Over the course of his career, DeHaas's name appeared in records under many spellings, including Maurice F. H. de Haas and Maurice Frederic Henri de Haas, which reflects the anglicization of Dutch naming conventions in American art circles. He remained active in New York until his death in 1895.

19th-century marine paintingoil paintingetchinglithographywatercolorseascapes and coastal scenesships and maritime vessels

Common works and media

DeHaas most commonly produced oil on canvas marine paintings depicting ships at sea, coastal scenes, and harbor views. He also created etchings and lithographs of similar maritime subjects, along with watercolor seascapes and preparatory drawings. His works range from small cabinet-size panels to larger exhibition-scale canvases. Ship portraits and naval engagements are recurring themes throughout his output.

Market and appraisal context

DeHaas's work appears regularly at auction, with a substantial body of 286 recorded lots. His oil paintings of dramatic seascapes and ship subjects tend to attract the strongest interest from collectors of 19th-century American and European marine art. Works on paper, including etchings, lithographs, and watercolors, surface less frequently and generally at more modest price levels. Attribution can be complicated by the many variant spellings of his name across cataloguing systems, so collectors should cross-reference lots against Getty ULAN and RKD records. Condition, provenance, subject drama, and scale are the primary factors influencing appraisal values for his oils.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium: oil on canvas marine paintings generally command higher values than works on paper
  2. Subject: dramatic seascapes and ship portraits are the most sought-after subjects
  3. Provenance and attribution: the artist's many name variants can complicate cataloguing; correct attribution should align with documented signatures and authority-file records
  4. Condition: age-appropriate condition for 19th-century works; relining, inpainting, or toning affect value

Appraisal caveats

  • The artist's numerous name variants mean auction records may be fragmented across different cataloguing entries; a thorough search should account for all documented aliases.
  • No catalogue raisonné is referenced in the available sources, making full authentication and completeness assessment more difficult.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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