Adriaen van Ostade: career timeline

Dutch · 1610–1685 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 51 of 89 lots (57% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Adriaen van Ostade: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1630s	4	4	$10.3kSign up	Etching
1640s	15	13	$642Sign up	Etching
1650s	12	12	$1.1kSign up	Etching
1660s	11	10	$942Sign up	Etching
1670s	7	3	$504Sign up	Other
1680s	1	1	$447Sign up	Etching

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1630s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $10.3kSign up
Average: $17.5kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 8.5 in (20 × 21 cm)
Mediums: Etching (2), Oil (2)
Subjects: —

1636 2 Blätter: Kleine Büste eines fröhlichen Bauern. Kleine Büste einer Bäuerin$2.6kSign up
c. 1637 Three peasants with dog and cat$18kSign up
1638 A Peasant Family$47.3kSign up
1638 Der Bauer im Mantel$2kSign up

1640s 15 works

Sold: 13 of 15
Median: $642Sign up
Average: $5.1kSign up
Typical size: 6 × 6 in (15 × 16 cm)
Mediums: Etching (13), Oil (1), Other (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1)

1642 Das Schweineschlachten$302Sign up
1642 3 Bll.: Musikant mit der Drehleier. Zwei Marktfrauen. Die Familie$642Sign up
1644 A Fiddler among Peasants$53.5kSign up
1644 Das Konzert$462Sign up
1646 Der Bauer, der seine Zeche bezahlt$3.3kSign up
1646 Der Brillenverkäufer$542Sign up
1647 Die ScheuneUnsold
1647 The Barn (Bartsch, Duthuit, Godefroy, Hollstein 23)$230Sign up
1647 Die ScheuneUnsold
1647 Die Familie – La Famille$3.1kSign up
1647 Drehorgelspieler$244Sign up
1647 Die Scheune$1kSign up

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1647 Organ-Grinder (Hurdy-Gurdy) (B., Holl., G. 8)$625Sign up
1647 Die Scheune$894Sign up
1648 Der Quacksalber$1kSign up

1650s 12 works

Sold: 12 of 12
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $9.4kSign up
Typical size: 5 × 6 in (13 × 16 cm)
Mediums: Etching (10), Other (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1650 Kleine Büste eines Bauern$318Sign up
1652 Die Spinnerin$14kSign up
1652 Die Spinnerin$4.3kSign up
1652 2 Bll.: Bauernstreit. Spinnerin$573Sign up
1652 Fest unter der Laube$427Sign up
c. 1653 Der Angler$8.2kSign up
1653 Saying Grace (B., H., G., 34)$1.1kSign up
1653 Der leere Krug$1.1kSign up
1653 Die Bezahlung der Zeche$26.8kSign up
1653 Bauernstreit$499Sign up
1654 Peasant Dance by a Tavern$54.8kSign up · sold 2×
1654 Der bucklige Violinspieler$194Sign up

1660s 11 works

Sold: 10 of 11
Median: $942Sign up
Average: $1.7kSign up
Typical size: 7.5 × 7.5 in (20 × 19 cm)
Mediums: Etching (10), Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1660 Stehender Bauer, sich auf ein Bord stützend$8.8kSign up
1660 Violinspieler und der kleine Leiermann$690Sign up
1660 Dorfkirmes unter dem großen Baum$285Sign up
1664 Die Trinkgesellschaft$991Sign up
1664 Das Frühstück$2.8kSign up
1664 Das Frühstück$1kSign up
c. 1667 The Singers (Bartsch 19, Godefroy 19)$1.1kSign up
c. 1667 The Singers (B. 19)$400Sign up
c. 1667 Der MalerUnsold
1667 Ländliche Zärtlichkeit$893Sign up
1667 Dorfromanze$357Sign up

1670s 7 works

Sold: 3 of 7
Median: $504Sign up
Average: $6.5kSign up
Typical size: 4 × 3.5 in (11 × 9 cm)
Mediums: Other (3), Etching (3), Oil (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1670 Bildnis einer Bäuerin$19kSign up
1671 Il ciabattinoUnsold
1671 Il ciabattinoUnsold
1671 Il ciabattinoUnsold
1672 Der Bauer in der HaustürUnsold
c. 1672 The Smoker Leaning on the Back of Chair (B., Holl., G. 6)$75Sign up
c. 1675 Man leaning on his stick$504Sign up

1680s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $447Sign up
Average: $447Sign up
Typical size: 4 × 3 in (10 × 8 cm)
Mediums: Etching (1)
Subjects: —

1684 Die Hasplerin$447Sign up

Creation date not recorded

37 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $9.7kSign up
Average: $9.7kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 10 in (22 × 26 cm)
Mediums: Etching (1), Oil (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2005 Untitled$2.2kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2005 DER DUDELSACKSPIELER.$17.3kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 18 works

Sold: 11 of 18
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $9kSign up
Typical size: 4.5 × 3.5 in (11 × 9 cm)
Mediums: Etching (11), Drawing (3), Other (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2011 OLD MAN AND A PAIR OF BEGGARS$4.6kSign up
sold 2011 Die wandernden Musikanten$5.9kSign up
sold 2011 Das Fest unter der Laube$11.6kSign up
sold 2012 Der Bauer in Der HaustürUnsold
sold 2012 Tric Track Players$300Sign up
sold 2012 Untitled$550Sign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2012 Der Bauer in Der HaustürUnsold
sold 2012 The Organ-Grinder$200Sign up
sold 2012 Adrian van Ostade, Angler auf der Brücke. 17. Jh$158Sign up
sold 2013 A GROUP OF PEASANTS DRINKING AND SMOKING$54.2kSign up
sold 2013 Der Bauer in Der HaustürUnsold
sold 2014 Interior of a barn with peasants$19.2kSign up

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 17 works

Sold: 8 of 17
Median: $1.4kSign up
Average: $3.3kSign up
Typical size: 5.5 × 4 in (14 × 10 cm)
Mediums: Etching (10), Other (4), Oil (3)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2020 Interno con famiglia di contadini...Result not published
sold 2021 (nach), Brillenverkäufer und Geigenspieler. 18. Jh$2kSign up
sold 2021 Die Scheune$4.4kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled$693Sign up
sold 2021 La FilatriceUnsold
sold 2021 I Giocatori Di BackgammonUnsold

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2021 La FilatriceUnsold
sold 2021 Le Due PettegoleUnsold
sold 2021 La Brocca VuotaUnsold
sold 2021 Contadino Con La Mano Dentro Il CappottoUnsold
sold 2022 Peasants dancing in a barn$13.5kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$158Sign up

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Adriaen van Ostade auction results →