Tinus de Jongh Auction Prices and Value Guide

Tinus de Jongh auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 438 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Tinus de Jongh auction prices: quick answer

Tinus de Jongh auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Tinus de Jongh
Source records
438
Market update
2026-02-06

Tinus de Jongh market snapshot

Tinus de Jongh shows deep auction liquidity with 189 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,016. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (15.2% · 21 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (50.0% · 69 sales)
  • $10,000+ (34.8% · 48 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,300
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-06-29

Artist context

About Tinus de Jongh

Tinus de Jongh (1885–1942), born Martinus Johannes de Jongh in Amsterdam, was a Dutch-born painter, etcher, and draughtsman who became one of South Africa's most recognised popular painters. He trained and worked in the Netherlands before emigrating to Cape Town in 1921, where he spent the remaining two decades of his career. De Jongh also produced medical illustrations, reflecting a versatility that extended beyond his landscape and genre work. His paintings are held in both Dutch and South African collections, and his dual national identity places his output at the intersection of European tradition and South African vernacular art. With over four hundred lots recorded in auction databases, his work appears regularly on the secondary market.

Oil paintingEtchingDrawing

Common works and media

De Jongh's recorded output spans oil paintings on canvas and board, etchings, and works on paper in pencil, ink, and wash. Landscape views — particularly Cape scenes and South African pastoral subjects — are among the most frequently encountered works at auction. Still lifes and genre compositions also appear. Editioned etchings and reproductive prints exist alongside unique works, so collectors should confirm whether a piece is an original or a print when assessing value.

Market and appraisal context

Tinus de Jongh maintains an active and well-documented secondary market. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 190 lots (139 with realised prices) spanning November 2003 through August 2025, placing him among the more liquid early-twentieth-century South African painters. The bulk of turnover occurs through South African houses — notably 5th Avenue Auctioneers, Strauss & Co, and Aspire Art — with a secondary channel through Dutch regional firms (Veilinghuis Van Spengen, Ald Fryslan) and UK salerooms (Bonhams, Chiswick Auctions, Martel Maides). Price dispersion is wide: recorded prices range from ZAR 220 at the low end (small Dutch-period works on paper at European houses) to ZAR 150,000 for major South African-period oils, with a median of roughly ZAR 2,128 and a 75th percentile near ZAR 16,000. Recent large-format oil landscapes have achieved ZAR 18,000–50,000 at 5th Avenue Auctioneers, while signed etchings and engravings of Cape subjects typically trade between ZAR 800 and ZAR 1,800. Lot frequency has moderated: 4 priced lots in the trailing 12 months compared with 13 in the prior year, suggesting a still-active but cooling market cadence.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Oil painting
  • Etching
  • Drawing

Value drivers

  1. Period (Dutch vs. South African work may differ in collector demand)
  2. Medium (oil paintings generally command higher values than etchings or drawings)
  3. Subject matter and provenance
  4. Condition and attribution confidence
  5. Medium: oil paintings on canvas or board command significantly higher prices than etchings, engravings, or works on paper
  6. Period and subject: South African-period landscapes (Cape Town, Table Mountain, Karoo, Stellenbosch) attract stronger demand than Dutch-period works

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction records or realized prices are available in the current source pack; market commentary is based on general principles for early-twentieth-century South African painters.
  • The artist's dual Dutch–South African identity means works may appear in both European and Southern African auction markets.
  • Prices span three currencies (ZAR, GBP, EUR); direct comparison requires currency conversion to a common denomination.
  • The min/median/max figures aggregate all currencies and media; segment-specific comparables are more reliable for valuation.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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

How much is Tinus de Jongh worth?

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