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Rinus Van de Velde (b. 1983)

What is Rinus Van de Velde’s work worth?

As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 30 auction results for Rinus Van de Velde at 9 houses since 2018. Over the last 24 months the median price was $25,742 including buyer’s premium (middle half $18,544–$34,917, n=7). The auction record is $83,250 for And So I Forced Myself... (2023, Van Ham Kunstauktionen). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture
#WorkMediumPriceHouseSold
1And So I Forced Myself..., 2018Kohle auf Leinwand$83,250Van Ham KunstauktionenNov 2023
2When The Light Hits His Retina..., 2020Kohle auf Leinwand$75,682Van Ham KunstauktionenJun 2025
3It was time of tremendous possibilities, changes and personal anxieties, 2011Charcoal on paper$53,659Galerie BernaertsNov 2022
4The Disortion, 2014Kohle auf Leinwand$39,355Van Ham KunstauktionenNov 2024
5With a finger in lampblack .., 2018Charcoal on canvas$38,669Ketterer KunstJun 2021
6All the things I still possessed I left behind, 2015Charcoal on canvas$34,878Galerie BernaertsNov 2022
7Robert always resisted giving any kind of explanation, 2016Charcoal$33,099PhillipsJun 2018
8Rinus van de Velde, Antwerp, November 2012: Why Conrad is my best friend? Because he's everything I am not. And since I'm so boring and normal, he's a thousand things. I negotiate my whole identity with his. You could say that, through him, I become the sculptor of my artistic self. Even now that he's gone, I can feel him standing somewhere behind me., 2012Charcoal$33,020PhillipsMar 2023
9And now I realized I am a thing, 2017Charcoal$30,480PhillipsMay 2025
10A Triptych of Questions: (i) The Director; (ii) The Model; (iii) The Artist, 2011Charcoal$30,240PhillipsNov 2021
Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)
MediumSalesMedian
Other5$39,355
Works on paper14$25,874
Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)
SizeSalesMedian
Large (over 120 cm)15$33,020
Medium (50-120 cm)6$16,715

Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 30 results from 9 houses · How we compute these figures

Rinus Van de Velde is a Belgian artist with 36 auction lots recorded since 2018, median price $25,874. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Rinus Van de Velde is recorded as sold in 2025 for $58,600; whether the price includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

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What is a Rinus Van de Velde work worth?

Across 30 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Rinus Van de Velde work is $25,874.

The median Rinus Van de Velde work on paper sells for $26,005 across 25 lots.

The median Rinus Van de Velde painting sells for $31,750 across 2 lots.

The median Rinus Van de Velde print sells for $1,514 across 1 lots.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

Price breakdown by category

CategoryLots trackedMedian priceRecord priceSell-throughLast sale
Prints & Editions1$1,514$1,514—2025-11-14
Paintings2$31,750$33,020—2025-05-14
Works on Paper29$26,005†‡$83,25086.2%2026-06-10

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

Rinus Van de Velde's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (1 lots) median $1,514. Paintings (2 lots) median $31,750, record $33,020. A typical Rinus Van de Velde painting sells for around 21× the price of a typical print.

Price by size

Works on Paper

SizeSold lotsTypical range (p25–p75)MedianRecord
medium (50–120 cm)7$9,097–$21,761‡$11,346‡$25,742
large (over 120 cm)16$27,097–$54,894‡$33,989‡$83,250

‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots.

Notable results

MediumYearPrice
Works on Paper2023$83,250
Works on Paper2025$75,682
Paintings2023$33,020
Paintings2025$30,480
Prints & Editions2025$1,514

The highest recorded result in each medium. See the full sale history on OpeningBid.

Frequently asked questions

What is a Rinus Van de Velde worth?

Across 30 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Rinus Van de Velde work is $25,874. The median Rinus Van de Velde work on paper sells for $26,005 across 25 lots. The median Rinus Van de Velde painting sells for $31,750 across 2 lots. The median Rinus Van de Velde print sells for $1,514 across 1 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

What is the average price of a Rinus Van de Velde work on paper?

Based on 25 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Rinus Van de Velde work on paper is $26,005. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

What is Rinus Van de Velde's most expensive work on paper?

The highest price recorded at auction for a Rinus Van de Velde work on paper is $83,250.

What is the average price of a large Rinus Van de Velde work on paper?

Based on 16 sold lots, the median auction price of a large Rinus Van de Velde work on paper (large (over 120 cm)) is $33,989, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Some prices are not yet basis-verified (premium-inclusive or hammer).

What is Rinus Van de Velde's auction record?

Rinus Van de Velde's auction record is $83,250, set in 2023.

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