Public sale records, not an appraisal

How much is The Night Watch worth?

The Night Watch is not for sale: it is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, so it has no market price. The closest guide is Rembrandt's highest documented sale: $198.9 million for The Standard Bearer, in a private sale in 2022.

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Date: 1642
Medium: Oil on canvas
Held by: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rembrandt's record$199MThe Standard Bearer · 2022

About the painting

A vast militia group portrait of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq's company, famous for breaking from static convention with dramatic movement, light and shadow. Its darkened varnish later gave rise to the nickname "Night Watch," though the scene is set by day. It is the centrepiece of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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Rembrandt next to other famous artists

Each artist's highest documented sale, from the same research. Rembrandt: $198.9 million for The Standard Bearer, in 2022.

Leonardo$450MSalvator Mundi · 2017
Klimt$236MPortrait of Elisabeth Lederer · 2025
Rembrandt$199MThe Standard Bearer · 2022
Seurat$149MLes Poseuses, Ensemble · 2022
Cézanne$138MLa Montagne Sainte-Victoire · 2022
Munch$120MThe Scream · 2012
Van Gogh$117MVerger avec cyprès (Orchard with Cypresses) · 2022
Monet$111MMeules (Haystacks) · 2019
Gauguin$106MMaternité II · 2022

Nominal US dollars as reported at the time of sale, buyer's premium included where the source includes it.

Why it has no price

The Night Watch is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Works in public collections are not sold, so no one can put a market price on them. Sale records of other works by the same artist are the closest guide to what it would fetch.

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Questions

How much is The Night Watch worth?

The Night Watch is not for sale: it is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, so it has no market price. The closest guide is Rembrandt's highest documented sale: $198.9 million for The Standard Bearer, in a private sale in 2022.

Is The Night Watch for sale?

No. It is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Works in public collections are not sold, so they have no market price.

What is Rembrandt's most expensive work?

The Standard Bearer, which sold for $198.9 million in a private sale in 2022. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.

Where is The Night Watch?

The Night Watch (1642, oil on canvas) is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.