Nicolaas Wijnberg Auction Prices and Value Guide

Nicolaas Wijnberg auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 202 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Nicolaas Wijnberg auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Nicolaas Wijnberg
Source records
202
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Nicolaas Wijnberg

Nicolaas Wijnberg (1918–2006) was a Dutch painter, graphic artist, sculptor, and designer whose prolific career bridged fine art, monumental commissions, and the performing arts. Trained and active in the Netherlands, Wijnberg worked across an unusually broad range of media—oil painting, watercolor, lithography, stained glass, mosaic, and textile—while also designing sets and choreographing for the theater. He is associated with the Dutch figurative tradition and is linked to the group known as De Acht Realisten (The Eight Realists), who championed representational painting during a period dominated by abstraction. Wijnberg also published graphic work and illustrated books under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Marie Aubain, Nicolo de Montevino, and Klaas Wynberg. His versatility and commitment to figurative imagery make his work a recurring presence in Dutch art collections and auction catalogs.

De Acht Realisten (Eight Realists)Dutch figurative paintingoil paintingwatercolorlithographygraphic art / printmakingfigurative compositionstheatrical and stage designeveryday life and genre scenes

Common works and media

Wijnberg produced oil paintings, watercolors, lithographs, drawings, sculptures, stained-glass panels, mosaics, and textile pieces. Figurative compositions, genre scenes, and theatrical subjects are recurring themes. His graphic output includes book illustrations and independent prints. Works signed with pseudonyms (Marie Aubain, Nicolo de Montevino, Klaas Wynberg) may also appear in appraisal contexts.

Market and appraisal context

Wijnberg's auction profile reflects his wide-ranging output. Oil paintings and works on paper—particularly figurative compositions—are the categories most often encountered at auction, while his prints and lithographs appear with some regularity in graphic-art sales. Monumental works in stained glass, mosaic, and wall painting were typically commissioned for institutional or architectural settings and seldom enter the secondary market. Collectors and appraisers should note his use of multiple pseudonyms, which can affect attribution and provenance research. Condition, medium, subject matter, provenance history, and date of execution are key factors in evaluating individual works.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: oil paintings, watercolors, lithographs, and drawings each carry distinct market expectations
  2. Monumental and public commissions (wall paintings, stained glass, mosaics) are generally institution-held and rarely appear at auction
  3. Prints and graphic works may appear more frequently in auction contexts than unique paintings
  4. Attribution and signature verification should account for known pseudonyms (Marie Aubain, Nicolo de Montevino, Klaas Wynberg)

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction results or price records are included in the available source pack; valuation should reference live auction databases.
  • Works signed under pseudonyms may complicate attribution and provenance research.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

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