Bas Jan Ader

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Dutch | 1942 - 1975

Bas Jan Ader was a Dutch Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1942.

How much does a Bas Jan Ader cost?

Bas Jan Ader's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 43 USD to 3,401 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Bas Jan Ader's most expensive photography?

Since 2013 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,401 USD for Broken Fall (Organic), sold at Christie's South Kensington in 2013.

Where can I see Bas Jan Ader's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like The Groninger Museum in Groningen. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museo Jumex have featured Bas Jan Ader's work in the past.

Bas Jan Ader in the news

Bas Jan Ader has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in September 2025. The artist died in 1975.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Bas Jan Ader, two Art & Project bulletins - Bas Jan Ader

Bas Jan Ader, two Art & Project bulletins ,1971

By Bas Jan Ader

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Bulletin 44: Broken Fall ,1971

By Bas Jan Ader

+26%

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Broken Fall (Organic) postcard and photographic slide - Bas Jan Ader

Broken Fall (Organic) postcard and photographic slide ,1972

By Bas Jan Ader

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Recent Auction Results

(1) Bas Jan Ader, Broken Fall (organic).2) Bas Jan Ader, In Search of the Miraculous - Bas Jan Ader

(1) Bas Jan Ader, Broken Fall (organic).2) Bas Jan Ader, In Search of the Miraculous ,1972

By Bas Jan Ader

-27%

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Two Art & Project bulletins and one flyer - Bas Jan Ader

Two Art & Project bulletins and one flyer ,1921

By Bas Jan Ader

-3%

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Bas Jan Ader, In search of the Miraculous - Bas Jan Ader

Bas Jan Ader, In search of the Miraculous ,1974

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Current Exhibitions

Suddenly there was nothing

Harkawik, New York

Lower Manhattan | New York | USA

08 Nov, 2025 - 04 Jan, 2026

The Inoperative Community: Exhibition X Practice, UCI 1965-2025

UCI Art Gallery

Irvine | California | USA

27 Sep, 2025 - 13 Dec, 2025

It鈥檚 About Time

The Groninger Museum

Groningen | Netherlands

10 Jul, 2025 - 31 Dec, 2025

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Articles

Twelve Out Of London Art Exhibitions Autumn Winter 2025

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鈥� ..It includes artists who use light as basic material respectively as component or carrier of meaning for complex issues with regard to past and present, social and individual processes and phenomena, who... 鈥�
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Biennale fur International Lichtkunst

鈥� ..Ader's work centers on short-duration acts of physical and emotional release... 鈥�
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Pitzer College Art Galleries

鈥� ..Ader's modest body of work 鈥� considered groundbreaking and visionary 鈥� continues to influence a new generation of artists... 鈥�
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Pitzer College Art Galleries

鈥� ..Yet it was Ader's unique relationship to the city of Claremont, where he lived and studied from 1965 to 1974, which established his importance as a California artist... 鈥�
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鈥� ..Yet the most influential aspect of Ader's work seems to lie in his final and incomplete trilogy, In Search of the Miraculous ... 鈥�
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Bas Jan Ader

How much does a Bas Jan Ader cost?

What is Bas Jan Ader's most expensive photography?

Where can I see Bas Jan Ader's works?

Bas Jan Ader in the news

At Auction

Notable Lots

Bas Jan Ader, two Art & Project bulletins ,1971

Bulletin 44: Broken Fall ,1971

Broken Fall (Organic) postcard and photographic slide ,1972

Recent Auction Results

(1) Bas Jan Ader, Broken Fall (organic).2) Bas Jan Ader, In Search of the Miraculous ,1972

Two Art & Project bulletins and one flyer ,1921

Bas Jan Ader, In search of the Miraculous ,1974

Current Exhibitions

Suddenly there was nothing

The Inoperative Community: Exhibition X Practice, UCI 1965-2025

It鈥檚 About Time

Articles

Twelve Out Of London Art Exhibitions Autumn Winter 2025

The South London Gallery presents the second display of works from the Colección Jumex

Bas Jan Ader 鈥淚鈥檓 Searching鈥︹€� at Hamburger Kunsthalle

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