Jan (1724) Ekels Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Jan (1724) Ekels Art Value Price Guide

May. 28, 2026
Jan Ekels I (1724-1781)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
View of the Stromarkt and Singel with the Ronde Lutherse Kerk, Amsterdam,oil on canvas, 38x47 cm, Provenance: -With Kunsthandel Houthakker, Amsterdam (according to an annotation at the RKD, The Hague). -Auction, London, 18 November 1920 (according to an annotation at the RKD, The Hague).-Auction, H.G. Bom, Amsterdam, 25/26 June 1923, lot 637, where dated circa 1750 (according to an annotation at the RKD, The Hague).-Gifted by the board and directors to Mr Henri Theodoor Cox (1868-1935), director of the Hollandsche Stoombootmaatschappij Amsterdam, in 1923, thence by descent to the present owner (label attached to the stretcher).
Venduehuis Auctioneers The Hague
Feb. 27, 2024
Attributed to Jan Ekels the Elder - View of the Kloveniersdoelen, Amsterdam
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Attributed to Jan Ekels the Elder, Dutch 1724-1781 View of the Kloveniersdoelen, Amsterdam; oil on panel, bears old partial label for 'HISTORISCHE TENTOONSTELLING / VAN DE STAD AMSTERDAM 1925 / ... STEDELIJK MUSEUM', 31.4 x 41.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present minutely observed, highly finished work is characteristic of Ekels' oeuvre, which consists of vedute of Dutch towns which are striking in their detail. Indeed, in the present painting the artist has even painted the mortar of the brickwork of the buildings, and the minute forms of figures at the windows within. The present work depicts the building of the Kloveniersdoelen in Amsterdam, a complex of buildings which served as the headquarters for the Civic Guard, and for which Rembrandt (1606-1669) painted his 'Night Watch' in 1642. Ekels produced a number of paintings of the Kloveniersdoelen from the other side, one of which can be found in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum [SA 8422], and another which sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, on 7 May 2012, for €20,000.
Roseberys
Mar. 13, 2021
BAUERNHAUS MIT DORFSTRASSE, KUTSCHE UND PERSONENSTAFFAGE
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
RefOld4321 JAN EKELS DE OUDE 1724 Amsterdam - 1780 Ibid FARMHOUSE WITH A VILLAGE ROAD, A CARRIAGE AND FIGURE STAFFAGE Oil on oak panel. 35 x 44 cm (F. 49 x 58 cm). Verso: On the panel with an old paper label and provenance of the art dealer Peter de Boer, Amsterdam. Part. slightly rest., smaller retouching. Frame. Provenance: Rhenish Private Collection. Formerly: Probably Peter de Boer, art dealer Amsterdam.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Mar. 13, 2021
BAUERNHAUS MIT DORFSTRASSE UND PERSONENSTAFFAGE
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
RefOld4321 JAN EKELS DE OUDE 1724 Amsterdam - 1780 Ibid FARMHOUSE WITH A VILLAGE ROAD AND FIGURE STAFFAGE Oil on oak panel. 35 x 44 cm (F. 49 x 58 cm). Verso: On the panel with an old paper label and provenance of the art dealer Peter de Boer, Amsterdam. Part. slightly rest., smaller retouching. Frame. Provenance: Rhenish Private Collection. Formerly: Probably Peter de Boer, art dealer Amsterdam.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
May. 30, 2019
Jan Ekels I, The Elder (Amsterdam, 1724 - 1781)
Est: €8,000 - €15,000
Jan Ekels I, The Elder (Amsterdam, 1724 - 1781) "Amsterdam" Oil on canvas. Signed. 37,5 x 49 cm. This painter specialised in city views. His paintings are normally in a small format and are characterised by their meticulous attention to detail, as well as the effects of light that he manages to achieve.
La Suite Subastas
Jun. 18, 2018
Jan Ekels I (Amsterdam 1724 - 1781)
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
A view of the Buitenkant with the warehouse of the Admiralty of Amsterdam to the left and the Oosterkerk in the background Monogrammed and dated 1778 l.r. Oil on canvas, 43.4 x 55 cm Provenance: Collection Mrs. B.W. Green, United Kingdom Auction Christie's London, 9 April 1937, lot 132 (as dated 1773) Kunsthandel Douwes, Amsterdam Auction Christie's Amsterdam, 8 November 1999, lot 78 (incl. invoice) Private collection, the Netherlands N.B.: Registrated at the RKD - Institute for Dutch Art History in The Hague under number 62185, as Gezicht op de huidige Prins Hendrikkade met in de achtergrond de Muiderpoort te Amsterdam.
AAG Auctioneers
May. 30, 2018
Attributed to Jan Ekels I (1724-1781)
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
A view of Amsterdam with the Oude Schans and the Montelbaanstoren on the left, oil on canvas, 45,5x55,5 cm Provenance: -Auction, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 20 May 1974, lot 7.
Venduehuis der Notarissen
May. 22, 2018
JAN EKELS THE ELDER | A view of Amsterdam with young boys at play near the Haarlemmerpoort
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
oil on panel
Sotheby's
Feb. 02, 2018
JAN EKELS THE ELDER | A view of Amsterdam with young boys at play near the Haarlemmerpoort
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
oil on panel
Sotheby's
Nov. 15, 2016
Jan Ekels I (Amsterdam 1727-1781) View of the Lutherse Kerk, Amst
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Jan Ekels I (Amsterdam 1727-1781) View of the Lutherse Kerk, Amsterdam, with the Singel in the foreground oil on canvas 48 x 60.2 cm.
Christie's
Jul. 08, 2015
Jan Ekels the Elder (Amsterdam 1724-1781) A winter landscape wi
Est: -
Jan Ekels the Elder (Amsterdam 1724-1781) A winter landscape with skaters on the Amstel
Bonhams
Apr. 29, 2015
JAN EKELS THE ELDER (Amsterdam 1724-1781) The Lutherse Kerk, Amsterdam, with the Singel in the foreground
Est: -
JAN EKELS THE ELDER (Amsterdam 1724-1781) The Lutherse Kerk, Amsterdam, with the Singel in the foreground
Bonhams
Sep. 28, 2011
Painting by Jan Ekels I (Dutch 1724-1781)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Painting by Jan Ekels I (Dutch 1724-1781)
Woolley & Wallis
Jun. 15, 2011
Artwork by : Jan Ekels I (Dutch 1724-1781)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Artwork by : Jan Ekels I (Dutch 1724-1781)
Woolley & Wallis
Mar. 23, 2011
Artwork by - Jan Ekels I (Dutch 1724-1781)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Artwork by - Jan Ekels I (Dutch 1724-1781)
Woolley & Wallis
Oct. 13, 2009
Jan Ekels (Amsterdam 1724-1781)
Est: -
Jan Ekels (Amsterdam 1724-1781) Utrecht with the Pieterskerk and the Domtoren in the background signed 'J.Ekels. Fe:' (lower right) oil on canvas 43.8 x 54.9 cm.
Christie's
Jun. 04, 2009
Jan Ekels the Elder , Amsterdam 1724 - 1781 Amsterdam View with "The House on the Three Canals" oil on canvas
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
signed indistinctly and dated 1768 lower right oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Nov. 13, 2007
Jan Ekels the Elder Amsterdam 1724 - 1781 , The Westerhal near the Westerkerk in Amsterdam oil on canvas
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
signed and dated lower right: J. Ekels Fec. 1753 oil on canvas
Sotheby's
May. 10, 2006
Jan Ekels I (Amsterdam 1724-1781)
Est: €50,000 - €70,000
The Waag, Leiden; and The Marekerk, Leiden the second signed and dated: 'J.Ekels f.1781' (lower left) oil on panel the first: 32.3 x 41 cm.; and the second: 32.2 x 41.7 cm. a pair (2)
Christie's
Apr. 16, 2002
Jan Ekels I (Amsterdam 1724-1781)
Est: $8,800 - $13,200
The Herengracht, Amsterdam, looking towards the Hartenstraat signed and dated 'J. Ekels Fecit 1764' (lower right, on the tethering post) oil on canvas 43 x 54 cm. (16 7/8 x 211/4 in.). PROVENANCE Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 9 May 1995, lot 4 (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. A-82). NOTES The view depicted shows Herengracht 252 on the far left, and Herengracht 234 on the right near the bridge. In 1764, the year the present lot was executed, the population of this part of the Herengracht consisted of well-to do citizens and merchantmen, whose names are for the most part still recorded. From left to right, the houses depicted and their owners (as recorded by H. de la Fontaine Verwey, Vier eeuwen Herengracht, Amsterdam, 1976, pp. 475/82) were: No. 252: built in 1615, the house was bought by the merchant Philippe Couturier in 1736, who was still living there in 1764. No. 250: Cornelis Jacob Gilles had inherited the house the previous year. No. 248: from 1754 until 1775 this house was owned by Jacob Berthon the Younger and his wife, Benina Sophia Bols. No. 246: owned by notary Hermanus Morr‚ and his wife, Alida Gesina Crull. No. 244: bought in 1764 by Adriaan Koekebakker (nos. 244 and 246 were demolished in 1929). No. 242: built in 1614, this building was bought by the notary Jan Alexander Creyghton in 1762, who sold it at auction in 1764, when it was bought by Sara Maria Ockhuyzen (who was married to Mr. Koekebakker of no. 244) and her sister Johanna Margaretha. No. 240: built in circa 1622, this house was lived in by the banker Homerus Silvius and his wife, Pieternella Pecock. No. 238: built in circa 1622, the apothecary Jeronimo de Bosch had his business here between 1737 and 1767. No. 236: lived in by Coenraad de Bock and his wife Catharina van Nieuwland. No. 234: lived in by Isaak van Nes. No. 232: owned by Marten van der Streng, the place was let to Miss Van den Bosch.
Christie's
Apr. 16, 2002
Jan Ekels I (Amsterdam 1724-1781)
Est: $13,200 - $22,000
The Singel and the Munttoren, Amsterdam, seen from the Koningsplein with signature 'J.T. Compe f' (lower right) and inscribed 'maand november' (lower right, on the sign of the pub) oil on panel 37.2 x 46.3 cm. (14 5/8 x 181/4 in.) PROVENANCE Anonymous sale; Spik, Berlin, 18 October 1973, lot 340, as Johannes Merken. With Omell Galleries, London. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 June 1974, lot 15, as 'J. Merken' (to White). Anonymous sale; P. Brandt, Amsterdam, 13 May 1975, lot 5, as Jan ten Compe (to Dreesmann). Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. A-14). NOTES The artist was born in Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed to Dirck Dalens III, who also trained Jan ten Compe (for whom, see lot 1221). Just as the latter, he specialised in cityscapes, with finely rendered masonry and brickwork and elegant staffage (see also R. van Eynden and A. van der Willigen, Geschiedenis der Vaderlandsche Schilderkunst, Haarlem, 1817, II, pp. 186-7). For the view, see the note to lot 1211.
Christie's