# Tako Hajo Jelgersma artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/tako-hajo-jelgersma/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T17:06:07.708Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Dutch
- Common media: Painting, Drawing in black chalk and watercolor on paper, documented for the self-portrait

## Portrait

![Tako Hajo Jelgersma](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Zelfportret_Tako_Hajo_Jelgersma%2C_RP-T-1940-103.jpg/1280px-Zelfportret_Tako_Hajo_Jelgersma%2C_RP-T-1940-103.jpg)
Rijksmuseum · CC0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zelfportret_Tako_Hajo_Jelgersma,_RP-T-1940-103.jpg

## About Tako Hajo Jelgersma

Tako Hajo Jelgersma (1702–1795) was a Dutch painter of the eighteenth century. Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, the Library of Congress, RKD, and the British Museum maintain or link authority records for him, giving the artist a comparatively clear institutional identity despite limited narrative biography in the collected sources. His name also appears in the variant form Taco Hajo Jelgersma, an important detail when matching catalogues and auction records. A documented self-portrait, executed as a drawing in black chalk and watercolor on paper, provides a secure visual reference to the artist. Collectors may encounter Jelgersma through paintings, works on paper, portrait-related material, or listings indexed under variant spellings. Because the currently summarized priced auction sample is small, individual objects require close attention to attribution wording, medium, condition, provenance, date, and genuinely similar comparable lots rather than reliance on a headline artist average.

## Common works and media

The strongest object-level evidence in the source pack is a self-portrait drawing in black chalk and watercolor on paper. Appraisily's auction taxonomy also places matched records in broad buckets for fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Those labels should be treated as search categories rather than a verified catalogue of Jelgersma's oeuvre. For an unidentified work, first establish the actual medium, subject, date, signature or inscription, and attribution wording, then compare it only with records of similar type.

## Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily market summary reports five matched auction records, three with prices, spanning 1993–2025. For appraisal, compare the object with lots sharing medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, inscriptions or signature, provenance, and attribution status. Public results may use different fee conventions, while private transactions or later attribution changes may be absent. Because the priced sample shown on the public page is very small, its reported range and median are descriptive observations rather than forecasts. A qualified appraisal should examine the physical object and its documentary history before drawing conclusions from public comparable sales.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are evidence for comparison, not a substitute for object-specific examination and attribution research.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542502
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/23073919/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500027457
- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG32970
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tako_Hajo_Jelgersma
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/tako-hajo-jelgersma/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zelfportret_Tako_Hajo_Jelgersma,_RP-T-1940-103.jpg