# Jan Wiegers artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/jan-wiegers/ Profile generated: 2026-05-06T20:33:00.000Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Nationality: Dutch - Movements: Expressionism - Common media: oil painting, sculpture, lithography, etching, woodcut, watercolor, gouache, mosaic, textile art, drawing ## About Jan Wiegers Jan Wiegers (1893–1959) was a Dutch expressionist painter, sculptor, and graphic artist whose prolific output spans oil painting, printmaking, watercolor, mosaic, textile art, and monumental commissions. Trained as a sculptor at the Academie Minerva in Groningen, Wiegers expanded into painting under A. H. R. Van Maasdijk in Rotterdam and Frederik Jansen in The Hague. His expressionist style places him within the broader current of twentieth-century Dutch modernism. Wiegers also taught at an academy, influencing a subsequent generation of Dutch artists. His work is documented by major institutions including the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), the Library of Congress, VIAF, and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. ## Common works and media Collectors most frequently encounter Wiegers's oil paintings, watercolors, and gouaches depicting expressionist compositions. His graphic output—lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts—appears regularly in print sales. Sculptural works, mosaics, and monumental or textile pieces are less common on the secondary market but are documented in institutional collections. Works are typically signed and may bear studio stamps or estate marks. ## Market and appraisal context Jan Wiegers has a well-established secondary-market footprint with 317 auction lots recorded between June 2001 and December 2025, of which 192 carry a realized price. The market is anchored by Dutch regional houses—Richard ter Borg kunsthandel, Veilinghuis Van Spengen, Venduehuis der Notarissen, and Adams Amsterdam Auctions handle the majority of volume—while international presence is confirmed by Christie's and Sotheby's. The price distribution is wide: the median sits at approximately €300, the 75th percentile at €1,600, and the recorded maximum reaches €216,750, reflecting a steep premium for important oil paintings over the prints and works on paper that dominate volume. Liquidity is moderate: 13 lots appeared in the most recent 12 months (down from 16 in the prior period), suggesting a stable but niche market. Most recent lots are drawings, etchings, and lithographs priced between €100 and €2,200, while titled works suggesting oil paintings (e.g., still lifes, figurative compositions) tend to be offered by the Dutch houses without published results, indicating they may trade privately or at higher estimates. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Jan Wiegers has a well-established secondary-market footprint with 317 auction lots recorded between June 2001 and December 2025, of which 192 carry a realized price. The market is anchored by Dutch regional houses—Richard ter Borg kunsthandel, Veilinghuis Van Spengen, Venduehuis der Notarissen, and Adams Amsterdam Auctions handle the majority of volume—while international presence is confirmed by Christie's and Sotheby's. The price distribution is wide: the median sits at approximately €300, the 75th percentile at €1,600, and the recorded maximum reaches €216,750, reflecting a steep premium for important oil paintings over the prints and works on paper that dominate volume. Liquidity is moderate: 13 lots appeared in the most recent 12 months (down from 16 in the prior period), suggesting a stable but niche market. Most recent lots are drawings, etchings, and lithographs priced between €100 and €2,200, while titled works suggesting oil paintings (e.g., still lifes, figurative compositions) tend to be offered by the Dutch houses without published results, indicating they may trade privately or at higher estimates. ### Appraisal notes Appraisily would cross-reference these 317 auction records against the specific work being appraised. The key variables are medium (oil paintings dominate the upper price tier; prints and drawings populate the lower end), dimensions, signature or studio-mark presence, condition, provenance chain, and edition details for prints. Comparable lots are most reliable when matched on medium, date range, subject, and size. The presence of Christie's and Sotheby's results in the record set provides blue-chip benchmarks for higher-value pieces, while the Dutch regional houses offer a broader volume baseline. Because many recent lots lack published price results, an appraiser should verify estimates against live auction databases and request condition reports from the relevant house. ### Valuation factors - Medium: oil paintings and sculptures command significantly higher prices than prints, drawings, and works on paper; the recorded range (€10–€216,750) reflects this dispersion - Auction-house tier: works sold at Christie's or Sotheby's carry institutional provenance expectations and tend to realize higher prices than those at regional Dutch houses - Period and subject: early works (1920s Expressionist period, e.g., 'Man met pet, 1924') and Swiss-period subjects (e.g., Kirchner-related Davos scenes) may carry a premium due to biographical significance - Signature and authenticity: works signed 'Jan Wiegers' or 'J Wiegers' are documented; prints should be checked for edition numbering, hand-signature, and plate marks - Condition and provenance: standard factors for 20th-century Dutch works; restorations, relining, or unclear provenance can substantially reduce value - Rarity of medium: mosaics, textile works, and monumental pieces are rare on the secondary market and may not have reliable comparable data - Edition status for prints: lithographs from 1956 appear repeatedly (offered by Art Atelier), suggesting an open or large edition; scarcity of the specific print affects price ### Collector notes - Wiegers's work appears most frequently at Dutch auction houses, so collectors seeking breadth should monitor Veilinghuis Van Spengen, Richard ter Borg, and Venduehuis der Notarissen alongside the major international houses. Prints and drawings are accessible entry points (typically €100–€400 at regional houses), while important oil paintings are infrequent and can reach five or six figures at Christie's or Sotheby's. The 2025 volume (13 lots) is slightly below the 2024 pace (16 lots), which may reflect market softness or simply the timing of consignments. Collectors should verify attribution carefully for unsigned works, as Wiegers's broad stylistic range and the volume of works on paper increase the risk of misattribution. Swiss-period works and early 1920s Expressionist compositions tend to attract the strongest institutional and collector interest. ### Market caveats - Many recent lots in the source pack lack published realized prices, which means the lower end of the distribution may be underrepresented and median figures should be treated as indicative rather than definitive. - The maximum recorded price (€216,750) likely represents an outlier—possibly a major oil painting at an international house—and should not be treated as representative of the artist's typical market. - Currency mix is primarily EUR with occasional USD results; direct price comparisons should account for exchange-rate timing. - Attribution of unsigned or partially signed works requires expert verification; the source pack records lot descriptions but does not authenticate works. - The recent 12-month lot count (13) is lower than the prior 12-month count (16), but this single-period dip is not sufficient to indicate a sustained trend. - Prints from the 1956 lithograph edition appear multiple times at the same house (Art Atelier), which may indicate consignment from a single source rather than broad market demand. ### Market evidence sources - Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/jan-wiegers/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jan-wiegers-1893-1959-1210-c-a75459a9cf - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jan-wiegers-1893-1959-296-c-c724dde6fe - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jan-wiegers-lithograph-1956-hand-signed-900-c-194448f8b1 - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jan-wiegers-lithograph-1956-hand-signed-original-starting-bid-160-17-c-a884bb1b54 - Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jan-wiegers-lithograph-1956-hand-signed-1097-c-0b94ffb886 ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from authority files and institutional records with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This page draws on sources from Wikidata, the Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, and Wikipedia. ## Sources - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2675322 - Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500027873 - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/118356354/ - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78030936 - RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/84167 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Wiegers