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Jan Miense Molenaer, Self-Portrait as a Lute Player

Jan Miense Molenaer

Dutch · 1610–1668 · Painter, Printmaker

Jan Miense Molenaer was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen's work during Dutch Golden Age painting. He shared a studio with his wife,… (Wikipedia)

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37lots offered2004–2025years recorded72%sold (23)$11.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Jan Miense Molenaer, Peasant Wedding Feast, Oil on canvas (relined)Peasant Wedding FeastLempertz · €350,000≈ $370,195≈ £296,868Sign up to see
  2. Jan Miense Molenaer, Company Making Music, Oil on panel (parquetted)Company Making MusicLempertz · €47,120≈ $50,720≈ £33,316Sign up to see
  3. Jan Miense Molenaer, WIRTSHAUSSZENE MIT ZECHERN UND MUSIKANTEN., Signiert unten Mitte (auf dem Schemel): JMolenaer. Öl auf HolzWIRTSHAUSSZENE MIT ZECHERN UND MUSIKANTEN.Lempertz · €20,400≈ $29,888≈ £14,572Sign up to see

Jan Miense Molenaer’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 32 auction results for Jan Miense Molenaer between 2004 and 2025, of which 23 sold (72%). A further 5 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $1.2kSign up free to see to $370kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $370kSign up free to see for Peasant Wedding Feast at Lempertz in May 2022. The most common medium is oil paintings (31 lots). Most results come from Lempertz (19), Wannenes (4) and im Kinsky (4).

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  1. Jan Miense Molenaer, Fröhliche Gesellschaft, Öl auf alt geklebter Holzplatte
    Fröhliche GesellschaftAttributed to the artist
    Oil
    Falzmaße ca. 48,5 x 79,5 cm
    Auktionshaus Mehlis · · Lot 4010
    €2,800≈ $3,281≈ £2,449HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
  2. Jan Miense Molenaer, Merry Company in a Tavern, Oil on panel
    Merry Company in a Tavern
    Oil · Panel
    49.5 x 36 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1030
    €15,120≈ $17,418≈ £13,311Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  3. Jan Miense Molenaer, Farmers Drinking, Oil on panel
    Farmers Drinking
    Oil · Panel
    30.5 x 24 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1216
    €4,410≈ $4,937≈ £3,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
  4. Jan Miense Molenaer, Figures in an Interior, Oil on panel (parquetted)
    Figures in an Interior
    Oil · Panel
    52.5 x 43 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1249
    €9,072≈ $9,858≈ £7,788Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Jan Miense Molenaer, Pair of Grisailles with Groups of three Figures Drinking and Smoking, Oil on panel. Each
    Pair of Grisailles with Groups of three Figures Drinking and Smoking
    Oil · Panel
    32.3 x 25 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1538
    €10,710≈ $11,102≈ £9,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Jan Miense Molenaer, Peasant Wedding Feast, Oil on canvas (relined)
    Peasant Wedding Feast
    Oil · Canvas
    93 x 133 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 2071
    €350,000≈ $370,195≈ £296,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200,000–250,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Jan Miense Molenaer, Allegory of the sense of smell, Oil on wood
    Allegory of the sense of smell
    Oil · Panel
    19.5 x 16 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1561
    €5,000≈ $5,636≈ £4,197Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–6,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Jan Miense Molenaer, Peasant Wedding, Oil on panel
    Peasant Wedding
    Oil · Panel
    36 x 31.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 2047
    €13,125≈ $15,507≈ £11,771Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Lempertz ↗
  9. Jan Miense Molenaer, Landscape with a Village Festival, Oil on panel
    Landscape with a Village Festival
    Oil · Panel
    61 x 91.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 70
    €7,440≈ $8,206≈ £6,565Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Jan Miense Molenaer, Children in Interior, Oil on Panel
    Children in Interior
    Oil · Panel
    11.75"high x 15.5" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 38
    $1,200≈ £976≈ €1,079HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Also offered, result not published (5)

Lots by Jan Miense Molenaer that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Jan Miense Molenaer paintings (31)Jan Miense Molenaer oil paintings (31)

Jan Miense Molenaer: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Jan Miense Molenaer at auction?

$370,195Sign up free to see, for Peasant Wedding Feast at Lempertz (May 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Jan Miense Molenaer?

The median sale price is $11.1kSign up free to see across 23 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Jan Miense Molenaer have sold at auction?

23 of 32 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2025. 5 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Jan Miense Molenaer?

Lempertz, Wannenes and im Kinsky account for the most recorded results. Lempertz · Wannenes · im Kinsky

About Jan Miense Molenaer

Jan Miense Molenaer was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen's work during Dutch Golden Age painting. He shared a studio with his wife, Judith Leyster, also a genre painter, as well as a portraitist and painter of still-life. Both Molenaer and Leyster may have been pupils of Frans Hals.

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In museum collections

  • Jan Miense Molenaer, Self-Portrait as a Lute PlayerSelf-Portrait as a Lute Player, c. 1637/1638
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Jan Miense Molenaer, Woman Playing the VirginalWoman Playing the Virginal, ca. 1637
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
  • Jan Miense Molenaer, Het huwelijksaanzoekHet huwelijksaanzoek, 1620 - 1668
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
  • Jan Miense Molenaer, BoerendansBoerendans, 1620 - 1668
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain

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