# Richard Nicolaas Roland Holst artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Dutch
- Movements: Symbolism, in a modified form, Jugendstil / Art Nouveau
- Common media: Painting, Drawing, Lithography, Etching, Woodcut, Book-cover and poster design, Stained glass

## Portrait

![Richard Nicolaas Roland Holst](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/RRolandHolst.jpg)
unknowun photographer · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RRolandHolst.jpg

## About Richard Nicolaas Roland Holst

Richard Nicolaas Roland Holst (1868–1938), also known as Richard or Rik Roland Holst, was a Dutch artist and writer whose practice crossed painting, drawing, printmaking, and graphic design. Authority records identify him as a painter, draftsman, and graphic artist, while biographical sources also document lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, book covers, posters, and stained-glass work. His art has been described in connection with a modified form of Symbolism, and another source places much of it within Jugendstil, the German-language context for Art Nouveau. Those classifications are useful orientation rather than a complete account of every object attributed to him. Collectors may therefore encounter Roland Holst's name on both conventional fine-art works and designed or printed material. This range makes it important to identify the precise medium, purpose, date, and form of an object before comparing it with other examples or public auction records.

## Common works and media

Documented areas of Roland Holst's practice include paintings and drawings as well as lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts. Collectors may also encounter graphic and applied designs connected with books, posters, or stained glass. The present evidence does not establish how frequently each type appears at auction, and a design, later reproduction, or printed publication should not automatically be treated as equivalent to an original drawing, print, or painting. Medium, production method, physical format, and relationship to a larger publication or architectural project should be recorded before selecting comparable works.

## Market and appraisal context

Roland Holst's broad practice means that market comparisons should begin with the exact kind of object under review. A painting, drawing, lithograph, etching, woodcut, poster, book-cover design, and stained-glass design should not be treated as interchangeable. Relevant comparisons should match medium and object type and, when records permit, consider sale date, realized price, dimensions, condition, provenance, and edition information. The supplied source pack confirms an Appraisily auction-record surface but does not contain its underlying lot descriptions or results, so it does not support a price forecast, category ranking, or claim about market direction. Any appraisal should use verified object details and closely comparable public sales.

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2221664
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/40179306/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/113074573
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500023112
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Roland_Holst
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Roland_Holst
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Roland_Holst
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/richard-nicolaas-roland-holst/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RRolandHolst.jpg