Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast Paintings: Auction Prices

Dutch · 1882–1966

ArtSell has recorded 12 auction results for Bernard Jean Corneille Pothast paintings between 2016 and 2026, of which 11 sold (92% sell-through). Prices realised range from $1,275 to $6,120, with a median of $2,176 across 11 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 3 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $6,120 for “Children blowing bubbles” at Bonhams in 2021.

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All paintings results

1. 
   Untitled (Interior Scene)

   Oil · Canvas

   20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 298
   $1,397≈ £1,037≈ €1,183Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
2. 
   A Mother with Two Children

   Oil · Canvas

   65.5 x 76.0 cm (25 13/16 x 29 15/16 in).

   Bonhams · Oct 22, 2025 · Lot 553
   $1,792≈ £1,344≈ €1,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Admiring the New Arrival

   Oil · Canvas

   64.5 x 77.0 cm (25 3/8 x 30 5/16 in).

   Bonhams · Oct 22, 2025 · Lot 551
   $3,328≈ £2,496≈ €2,872Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Dressing the Baby

   Oil · Canvas

   56.5 x 46.0 cm (22 1/4 x 18 1/8 in).

   Bonhams · Oct 22, 2025 · Lot 545
   $2,176≈ £1,632≈ €1,878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
5. 
   Untitled

   Oil · Canvas

   24 x 20 in

   Leonard Auction · Mar 25, 2025 · Lot 116
   Result not publishedEst. $800–1,200View at Leonard Auction ↗
6. 
   Mother and Children Reading

   Oil · Canvas

   16" h x 20" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 16, 2023 · Lot 61
   $1,500≈ £1,207≈ €1,366HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
7. 
   Children blowing bubbles

   Oil · Canvas

   25 3/4 x 29 3/4in (65.5 x 75.6cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 16, 2021 · Lot 372
   $6,120≈ £4,551≈ €5,384Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Untitled

   Oil · Board

   H 22", W 30", MOTHER WITH CHILDREN

   DuMouchelles · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 1153
   Result not publishedEst. $500–800View at DuMouchelles ↗
9. 
   Untitled

   Oil · Board

   H 22", W 30", MOTHER WITH CHILDREN

   DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2020 · Lot 26
   Result not publishedEst. $800–1,000View at DuMouchelles ↗
10. 
    A mother with her children in a cottage interior

    Oil · Canvas

    21 3/4 x 17 3/4in (55.3 x 45.1cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2019 · Lot 322
    $1,275≈ £985≈ €1,151Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    A mother with her children in a cottage interior

    Oil · Canvas

    22 1/4 x 18in (56 x 46cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 13, 2018 · Lot 176
    $4,750≈ £3,667≈ €4,218Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Mother and children in a cottage interior

    Oil · Canvas

    22 1/4 x 18in (56 x 46cm)

    Bonhams · Jun 26, 2018 · Lot 495
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Interior with Girls Reading

    Oil · Canvas

    31.5 x 21 cm

    Lempertz · Sep 20, 2017 · Lot 155
    €3,224≈ $3,871≈ £2,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
14. 
    Die Lesestunde

    Oil · Canvas

    56,5 x 46cm

    Van Ham · Nov 18, 2016 · Lot 728
    €3,483≈ $3,702≈ £3,003Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Van Ham ↗
15. 
    Two Children and Their Mother in a Sunlit Interior

    Oil · Canvas

    28-1/2 x 37 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 19, 2016 · Lot 457
    $1,900≈ £1,312≈ €1,685HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗

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