William Raymond Dommersen Auction Prices and Value Guide

William Raymond Dommersen auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 441 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
William Raymond Dommersen
Source records
441
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About William Raymond Dommersen

William Raymond Dommersen (c. 1850–1859 – 1927) was a Dutch-born painter who spent most of his career in England, specialising in landscapes, seascapes, and detailed depictions of villages and town life. Born in the Netherlands, he likely relocated to England around 1861 with his father, the painter Pieter Cornelis Dommersen. He came from a family of artists that also included his uncle Christiaan Dommersen. Working primarily in oils, Dommersen captured coastal views, canal scenes, and bustling street subjects across the Netherlands, Britain, and the European continent. He signed his paintings as W. Dommersen or W.R. Dommersen, and his surname appears in records under several variant spellings including Dommerson, Dommershuijzen, Dommersheusen, and Dommersheuzen. Collectors most often encounter his work through British and Continental auction houses.

Victorian and Edwardian landscape and marine paintingOil on canvasWatercolourLandscapesSeascapes and coastal scenesVillage and town viewsDutch and English genre scenes

Common works and media

Dommersen's output consists chiefly of oil paintings on canvas, with landscapes, marine subjects, and town or village views being the most frequently encountered categories. His canal and harbour scenes, often featuring Dutch or English settings, are well represented in auction records. Works are typically cabinet-sized to mid-scale easel paintings. He is less commonly associated with watercolours or works on paper. Prints or reproductions are not widely documented as a significant part of his oeuvre.

Market and appraisal context

William Raymond Dommersen has a well-established auction footprint spanning over two decades (2001–2026), with 195 recorded lots of which 121 carry realised prices. His market is anchored in mid-tier British and Continental auction houses, with major houses including Christie's, Bonhams, Sotheby's, and Lyon & Turnbull all having offered his work. The price distribution is moderately dispersed: the interquartile range runs from approximately $500 to $1,750 (USD-equivalent), with a median near $850. The top recorded price is $22,895, indicating that exceptional compositions—likely larger-scale or historically significant canvases—can command a substantial premium. Liquidity is steady but moderate: 8 lots appeared in the most recent 12-month period (down from 11 in the prior 12 months), suggesting a stable if slightly contracting supply. Recent results (2024–2026) cluster between roughly £110 and £550 in the UK and €500 in the Netherlands, pointing to a current market where typical cabinet-to-mid-scale works trade in the low-hundreds-of-pounds range, while stronger compositions occasionally exceed £500. Works are primarily oil on canvas depicting Dutch canals, coastal scenes, and European town views.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Oil on canvas
  • Watercolour
  • Landscape painting
  • Marine and coastal painting
  • Town and village views

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • No published catalogue raisonné is referenced in available sources, making comprehensive authentication difficult
  • The family used multiple spelling variants of their surname, which can cause attribution confusion across auction records
  • No published catalogue raisonné exists, limiting the ability to definitively authenticate works and making comprehensive attribution support difficult.
  • The Dommersen family used multiple surname spellings (Dommersen, Dommerson, Dommershuijzen, Dommersheusen, Dommersheuzen), which causes attribution confusion across auction records and may lead to misattributed lots.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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