Angelika Kauffmann Auction Prices and Value Guide
Angelika Kauffmann auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 189 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Angelika Kauffmann auction prices: quick answer
Angelika Kauffmann auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Angelika Kauffmann
- Source records
- 189
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Angelika Kauffmann market snapshot
Angelika Kauffmann shows developing auction liquidity with 43 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-23.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (25.8% · 8 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (35.5% · 11 sales)
- $10,000+ (38.7% · 12 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $15,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-23
Artist context
About Angelika Kauffmann
Born
1741
Died
1807
Nationality
Swiss
Also known as
Angelica Kauffman, Angelica Kauffmann, Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann
Angelika Kauffmann (1741–1807), commonly rendered in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss painter whose successful international career was centered in London and Rome. She is chiefly associated with Neoclassical art and is remembered particularly for history painting, while also working in portraiture, landscape and decorative painting. In 1768 she became one of the two female painters among the founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Collectors may encounter her work under several spellings, including Angelika Kauffmann, Angelica Kauffman and Angelica Kauffmann. Museum and authority records are therefore valuable for connecting the same artist across different national collections and cataloguing traditions. In an appraisal context, the first task is to distinguish the work type, subject and stated attribution, then compare the object with securely catalogued examples rather than relying on the artist name alone.
NeoclassicismPaintingHistory paintingPortraitureLandscapeDecorative painting
Common works and media
The collected sources identify Kauffmann primarily as a painter. Works encountered in collection and appraisal contexts may include history paintings, portraits, landscapes and decorative paintings. Because her name appears in several forms, searches should include Angelika Kauffmann and Angelica Kauffman. Any object described as attributed to, after, or in the manner of Kauffmann requires separate authorship analysis and should not be represented as an authenticated work solely because it resembles her subjects or style.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal of a work connected with Kauffmann should begin by separating its stated attribution and work type. History paintings, portraits, landscapes and decorative works should not be compared as though they form one uniform category. Alternate spellings of the artist's name also need to be reconciled when searching auction records. Condition, dimensions, support, date, provenance and documentation should be checked directly for the object before selecting comparable sales. The supplied research contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no detailed major-auction-house results, so it does not support a price prediction or market trend. Realized prices and sale dates are useful only when the underlying lots and their attribution are genuinely comparable.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings, including history paintings, portraits, landscapes and decorative works
Value drivers
- Work type and subject classification should be matched before selecting comparable records
- Attribution wording and reconciliation of alternate artist-name forms affect record matching
- Verified public auction records for genuinely comparable lots can provide sale-date and realized-price context
Appraisal caveats
- The supplied source pack does not contain detailed major-auction-house lot descriptions or results, so it does not support a price trend or prediction.
- Object-specific attribution, condition, dimensions, support, date, provenance and documentation must be verified before auction comparisons are treated as meaningful.
- Works attributed to, after, or in the manner of Kauffmann should not be treated as authenticated works by the artist without supporting evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Angelika Kauffmann 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 Angelika Kauffmann artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.