Paul Joostens Auction Prices and Value Guide
Paul Joostens auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 330 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Paul Joostens auction prices: quick answer
Paul Joostens auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Paul Joostens
- Source records
- 330
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Paul Joostens market snapshot
Paul Joostens shows deep auction liquidity with 207 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (66.0% · 97 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (32.0% · 47 sales)
- $10,000+ (2.0% · 3 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,700
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 15
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-04
Artist context
About Paul Joostens
Born
1889
Died
1960
Nationality
Belgian
Also known as
Paulus Johannes Joostens
Paul Joostens (1889–1960) was a Belgian painter, draughtsman and collage maker born and deceased in Antwerp. Authority records identify him as a Cubist and Dadaist, while Wikidata also places him within the Belgian avant-garde. His practice therefore sits at the intersection of experimental currents rather than within a single fixed label. A broader public biography associates successive phases of his work with Impressionism, Symbolism, Futurism and Surrealism, although Cubism and Dada are the best-supported contexts in the collected institutional sources. Collectors may encounter paintings, drawings and collages attributed to Joostens, including works on paper reflecting his graphic practice. His presence in MoMA, VIAF, Wikidata, IdRef and other authority systems gives the artist a stable cross-institutional identity. Those records are useful for distinguishing his work from similarly named people and for matching auction entries to the correct Belgian artist.
CubismDadaBelgian avant-gardePaintingDrawingCollage
Common works and media
The collected public sources identify Joostens primarily as a painter and draughtsman and also document his collage-making. Paintings, drawings and collages are therefore the most defensible work types to describe on this page. The source pack does not establish recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, sculpture, ceramics or poster production, so those categories should not be inferred from his avant-garde associations alone.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by confirming that an object is associated with Paul Joostens, the Belgian artist born in 1889, rather than with a similarly named person. The collected evidence supports comparing like with like across paintings, drawings and collages and considering a work's documented date in relation to his Cubist or Dada context. Public auction records and their sale dates can provide comparison points when the underlying lots are sufficiently similar. Appraisily's artist index reports 330 associated records, but the source pack does not expose their category distribution or detailed lot evidence. That count should not be treated as proof of rarity, authenticity, condition, or present value. A defensible appraisal requires review of the relevant individual records before reaching a conclusion.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, particularly whether the object is a painting, drawing, or collage
- Documented date and relationship to Joostens's Cubist or Dada context
- Comparable public auction records and their sale dates
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack reports 330 associated auction records but does not provide a category breakdown or lot-level details.
- Record count alone does not establish authenticity, rarity, condition, or current value.
- The collected sources do not establish recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, or reliable price trends.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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
How much is Paul Joostens worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Paul Joostens artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.