Amand Durand Auction Prices and Value Guide

Amand Durand auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 3,143 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Amand Durand auction prices: quick answer

Amand Durand auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist: Amand Durand
Source records: 3,143
Market update: 2026-02-06

Amand Durand market snapshot

Amand Durand shows developing auction liquidity with 24 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-03-22.

Realized price distribution

Under $1,000 (100.0% · 12 sales)
$1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
$10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)

Median sale (last 12 months): $225
Sales recorded (last 12 months): 1
Median shift vs prior year: +50.0%
Latest recorded sale: 2025-03-22

Artist context

About Amand Durand

Born

1831

Died

1904

Nationality

French

Also known as

Charles Amand-Durand, C. Amand-Durand

Charles Amand-Durand (1831–1904), commonly catalogued as Amand Durand, was a French heliogravure printer, engraver, and publisher of prints. Library authority records associate him with the prints department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. His practice centered on reproducing historical engravings and etchings, particularly compositions dating from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. An IdRef record, for example, identifies a heliogravure of Adam and Eve reproduced from Albrecht Dürer. Collectors therefore often encounter Amand-Durand’s name on works that preserve or disseminate the imagery of an earlier master. His role may be described as printer, engraver, publisher, or reproductive maker rather than as the originator of the underlying composition. That distinction is important for cataloguing: both the source artist and Amand-Durand’s technical contribution may appear in a lot description. His surviving market presence is consequently concentrated in historical works on paper and reproductive printmaking rather than a documented modern-art movement.

HeliogravureEngraving and metal engravingPrinted works on paperReproductions after earlier European printmakers, including Albrecht Dürer

Common works and media

Works associated with Amand-Durand are principally printed works on paper, including heliogravure reproductions of engravings and etchings from the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. Catalogued examples may name both Amand-Durand and the earlier artist whose composition was reproduced, such as Albrecht Dürer. Auction descriptions may variously classify these sheets as engravings, heliogravures, reproductive prints, or works after an earlier master.

Market and appraisal context

Appraising an Amand-Durand print begins with identifying the underlying composition, the earlier artist, and Amand-Durand’s role as reproductive engraver, printer, or publisher. Comparable lots should use the same or a closely related printing process and should be evaluated for dimensions, paper, margins, inscriptions, condition, surface quality, and attribution confidence. Provenance and references to period print catalogues can strengthen identification. Public auction results provide useful comparison points, but incomplete feeds, private transactions, and inconsistent attribution can limit the available evidence. Broad artist-level medians should therefore not replace comparison with closely matched impressions, especially when a sheet reproduces a composition by a widely collected earlier master.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

Works on paper and prints
Reproductive engravings and heliogravures after earlier masters

Value drivers

Medium, dimensions, date, and the period represented by the source composition
Condition, restoration history, surface quality, margins, and impression quality
Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and confidence in the attribution
Provenance, exhibition history, and references in print catalogues
Recent public auction results for genuinely comparable works in the same medium

Appraisal caveats

Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
A reproductive print should be distinguished from an original impression by the earlier artist whose composition it records.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

IdRef library authority
VIAF library authority
Wikidata library authority
Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
Appraisily appraisily artist page

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Amand Durand

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Amand Durand worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Amand Durand artwork?

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