Bettie Cilliers-Barnard Auction Prices and Value Guide
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 179 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard auction prices: quick answer
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Bettie Cilliers-Barnard
- Source records
- 179
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard market snapshot
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard shows solid auction liquidity with 103 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (2.1% · 1 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (47.9% · 23 sales)
- $10,000+ (50.0% · 24 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $16,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 3
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-26
Artist context
About Bettie Cilliers-Barnard
Born
1914
Died
2010
Nationality
South African
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard (1914–2010) was a South African artist identified in authority records as a painter and graphic artist. Public biographical summaries place abstraction at the center of her practice while also describing figurative elements and recurring symbolic forms. She is especially associated with large canvases featuring birds in flight. Another recurring element noted in the available material is the circle motif, used within a broader symbolic vocabulary. These overlapping descriptions suggest a practice that moved between recognizable imagery and abstract organization rather than fitting a single narrow label. Collectors may therefore encounter her name attached to paintings and graphic works with different degrees of figuration, including bird imagery and circular forms. The collected authority records firmly establish her identity, nationality, lifespan, and professional roles, but the present source pack contains limited museum or estate scholarship. More detailed dating, series names, and changes across her career should be checked against stronger catalogues when available.
Abstract artPaintingGraphic artBirds in flightCircle motifs and symbolic imagery
Common works and media
Available sources identify paintings and graphic art as the clearest work types. Public biographical summaries particularly emphasize large canvases with birds in flight and also note figurative imagery, circle motifs, and symbolism. The source pack does not verify sculptures, ceramics, posters, specific print editions, or named series, so those categories should not be assumed without object-level evidence.
Market and appraisal context
The supplied Appraisily input indicates 179 associated auction records, but the collected public page was rate-limited and did not provide lot-level sale dates, realized prices, or comparable results. The safest market reading is therefore categorical rather than predictive. Paintings and graphic works should be separated, and works centered on birds, circular motifs, or other documented imagery should be compared only with genuinely similar examples. This source pack does not establish a price trend, a hierarchy of periods, or a premium for any particular subject. A formal appraisal should rely on verified object-specific evidence and relevant public auction records once accessible, rather than treating the artist-level record count as a valuation.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Graphic works
- Large canvases featuring bird imagery
Value drivers
- Classification as a painting or graphic work when selecting comparable objects
- Alignment with documented imagery, including birds in flight or circle-based symbolic forms
Appraisal caveats
- The supplied Appraisily input indicates 179 associated records, but the collected public artist page was rate-limited and did not expose lot-level sale dates, realized prices, or comparable results.
- No major auction-house source was available in the collected source pack, so no price trend, period hierarchy, scarcity claim, or market prediction is supported.
- Object-specific attribution, date, medium, dimensions, condition, provenance, and edition information require separate verification before valuation.
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 Bettie Cilliers-Barnard 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.
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