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auction results for Gerrit van Honthorst at 16 houses since 1996. Over the last 24 months the median price was $31,933 including buyer’s premium (middle half $22,860–$38,000, n=5). The auction record is $722,500 for a laughing violinist, half-length, wearing a blue and yellow striped doublet and a plumed cap, with a violin tucked under his arm (2009, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Gerrit van Honthorst value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}