Pieter de Molijn Auction Prices and Value Guide
Pieter de Molijn auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 172 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Pieter de Molijn auction prices: quick answer
Pieter de Molijn auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Pieter de Molijn
- Source records
- 172
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Pieter de Molijn market snapshot
Pieter de Molijn shows solid auction liquidity with 60 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (13.8% · 4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (62.1% · 18 sales)
- $10,000+ (24.1% · 7 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,400
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 7
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-09
Artist context
About Pieter de Molijn
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Born
1595
Died
1661
Nationality
Dutch
Also known as
Pieter Molijn, Pieter de Molyn, Molyn, Pieter
Pieter de Molijn (1595–1661) was a Dutch painter, engraver, and draughtsman associated in the available biographical summaries with Dutch Golden Age landscape art. Authority records identify him under several forms of his name, including Pieter Molijn and Pieter de Molyn. He is particularly connected with the Holland School and the development of tonal landscape painting, although the source pack's detailed stylistic descriptions come from discovery-level references rather than fetched museum essays. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings, drawings, engravings, and etchings, making careful separation of medium and attribution important. Landscape subjects are the principal documented context for his work. Wikidata, Getty ULAN, and VIAF provide strong entity control for distinguishing him from similarly named artists and for reconciling variant catalogue entries. The current evidence firmly supports his life years and professional roles, while more detailed statements about chronology, training, and individual works require additional museum or scholarly documentation.
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Common works and media
Works encountered under Pieter de Molijn's name may include landscape paintings, drawings and other works on paper, engravings, and etchings. Authority and biographical sources consistently identify painting and printmaking roles, while a Dutch-language summary also identifies him as a draughtsman. Because catalogue entries may use Molijn or Molyn spellings, the medium, subject, attribution wording, inscriptions, and documented history should be assessed together rather than matched by name alone.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should first establish whether an object is presented as a painting, drawing, engraving, or etching and whether its attribution resolves to the same Pieter de Molijn represented by the authority identifiers. The available sources connect him with landscape art and tonal landscape painting, but they do not provide object-level provenance, condition, dimensions, edition information, or authenticated signatures. Those details, together with the work's support, date, attribution status, and genuinely comparable public sales, would be needed for a defensible valuation. The source pack signals substantial auction-directory coverage, but it contains no fetched lot records or major-auction-house analysis. It therefore supports category guidance and identity matching, not price forecasts, market trends, scarcity claims, or a value conclusion for any particular object.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Landscape paintings
- Drawings and other works on paper
- Engravings and etchings
Value drivers
- Correct identification across variant names and authority records
- Object type and medium: painting, drawing, engraving, or etching
- Relationship of the subject and handling to the artist's documented landscape practice
- Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices, when relevant records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-count signal but no fetched lot-level records or major-auction-house narrative, so it does not support price-trend, record-price, or scarcity claims.
- Authority records use several forms of the artist's name; a name, signature, or inscription alone is insufficient to establish attribution.
- Condition, dimensions, support, provenance, attribution status, and the relevance of individual comparable sales require object-specific evidence not present in this identity source pack.
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 Pieter de Molijn 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 Pieter de Molijn artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.