Rembrandt van Rijn: career timeline
Dutch · 1606–1669 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 48 of 137 lots (35% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1630s | 24 | 20 | $2.4kSign up | Etching |
| 1640s | 9 | 9 | $2kSign up | Etching |
| 1650s | 15 | 11 | $1.7kSign up | Etching |
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Enter what you know about a work by Rembrandt van Rijn to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.
1630s 24 works
- Sold
- 20 of 24
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $3.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 4 × 4.5 in (11 × 11 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (23), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (8)
1630 Mann mit Schnurrbart und turbanartiger Mütze$2.5kSign up
1630 UntitledResult not published
c. 1630 Old Man with Beard, Fur Hat and Velvet Cloak, c. 1630 etching, margins trimmed$5.1kSign up
1630 Bust Portrait of a Man Wearing a High CapUnsold
1632 The PersianUnsold
1632 PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WITH A LACE COLLAR$133Sign up
1633 The Flight into Egypt: Small Plate$4.5kSign up
c. 1634 H. L. Basan$250Sign up
1634 Joseph and Potiphar's Wife$1.4kSign up
1634 Joseph And Potiphar's Wife (B.39)$2.3kSign up
1635 The Quacksalver$2.2kSign up
1635 Christus vertreibt die Händler aus dem Tempel$7.6kSign up
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1635 THE STONING OF ST STEPHEN (BARTSCH 97; NEW HOLLSTEIN 140)$4kSign up
1635 The Stoning of Saint Stephen$4kSign up
1635 The Pancake Woman$3.2kSign up
1635 Mireasa evreică (Soția artistului)$11.8kSign up
1636 Return Of The Prodigal Son (1636)$2.3kSign up
1636 The Return Of The Prodigal Son (B.91)$2kSign up
1636 Three Heads of Women: One asleep$2.1kSign up
1636 Samuel Manasse ben Israel$3kSign up
1636 Studies of the Heads of Saskia and Others$1.5kSign up
1637 Young Man in a Velvet Cap (Ferdinand Bol)$4.5kSign up
1638 Adán y Eva$357Sign up
1638 Adán y EvaUnsold
1640s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 6.5 × 7 in (17 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (8), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1640 Bătrân cu căciulă de blană despicată$858Sign up
1641 The Large Lion Hunt$2kSign up
1641 The Angel Departing from the Family of Tobias$4kSign up
1641 The Baptism of the Eunuch$1.3kSign up
1645 Christ Carried to the Tomb$4.1kSign up
1645 Cartierul Omval$7.1kSign up
1645 The Omval (with Lovers in the Shadow of a Tree)$458Sign up
1648 Jews in the Synagogue$1.4kSign up
1648 Selbstbildnis am Fenster, zeichnend$5.3kSign up
1650s 15 works
- Sold
- 11 of 15
- Median
- $1.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 4 × 6 in (10 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (15)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (1)
c. 1650 Landscape With A Cow Drinking (B.237)$425Sign up
1652 Faust In His Study (1652)$2.9kSign up
1652 FaustUnsold
1654 Circumcision in the Stable$1.4kSign up
1654 Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors$2.8kSign up
c. 1654 Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors$900Sign up
c. 1654 Christ Seated Disputing with the DoctorsUnsold
c. 1654 Christ Seated Disputing with the DoctorsUnsold
1654 Descent from the Cross by Torchlight$1.7kSign up
1654 The Circumcision in the Stable$3kSign up
1655 Abraham's Sacrifice$8.3kSign up
1656 Abraham Entertaining the Angels (B. and Hol. 29, H. 286)$14kSign up
Show 3 more (1650s)
Creation date not recorded
89 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 2010s 22 works
- Sold
- 14 of 22
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 5 × 4.5 in (13 × 11 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (21), Engraving (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (8), Beach scenes (1)
sold 2012 Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)$1kSign up
sold 2012 zelfportret$79Sign up
sold 2013 Man Drawing from a CastUnsold
sold 2013 Joseph's Coat Brought to JacobUnsold
sold 2013 The Cardplayer.$1.4kSign up
sold 2013 Self Portrait with Cap and Scarf$1.3kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2013 Self Portrait with Plumed Cap$500Sign up
sold 2013 The Artist's Mother$1.1kSign up
sold 2014 Abraham Caressing Isaac$2.7kSign up
sold 2015 Les Trois Figures Orientales$425Sign up
sold 2018 BaigneuseUnsold
sold 2018 Studies of the Head of Saskia and others$2.4kSign up
…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 67 works
- Sold
- 38 of 67
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 5.5 × 6.5 in (14 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (50), Other (6), Print (other) (5)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6), Cattle & animals (2), Landscapes (1)
sold 2020 Maniera di. Ritratto d'uomo con cappello. XIX secolo$765Sign up
sold 2020 UntitledResult not published
sold 2020 Landscape with Trees, Farm Buildings and a Tower$23.3kSign up
sold 2020 Death of the Virgin-$3kSign up
sold 2020 The Flight Into Egypt-The Holy Family Crossing a Brook (H. 276)$350Sign up
sold 2021 The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece -$688Sign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2021 Ritratto di giovane gentiluomo...Result not published
sold 2021 Pharisees in the Temple$1.1kSign up
sold 2021 Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House$882Sign up
sold 2021 Untitled$13.2kSign up
sold 2021 Flight Into Egypt$90Sign up
sold 2022 Ritratto di anziano gentiluomo con mantello e cappello ...Result not published
…and 55 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 Rembrandt van Rijn auction results →