Boris O'Klein Auction Prices and Value Guide

Boris O'Klein auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 349 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Boris O'Klein auction prices: quick answer

Boris O'Klein auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Boris O'Klein
Source records
349
Market update
2026-02-16

Boris O'Klein market snapshot

Boris O'Klein shows developing auction liquidity with 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $140. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2023-05-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (100.0% · 22 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2023-05-29

Artist context

About Boris O'Klein

Nationality

French

Also known as

Arthur "Boris" Klein, Arthur Boris O'Klein

Boris O'Klein is presented in the collected biographical source as a French artist and cartoonist born Arthur “Boris” Klein. He is best known for humorous, anthropomorphic scenes of dogs behaving badly, issued as prints and also encountered as watercolors. These images are commonly grouped under titles such as The Naughty Dogs, The Dirty Dogs, or The Dirty Dogs of Paris. Collectors therefore most often encounter O'Klein through works on paper distinguished by their particular canine episode, physical condition, and signature or other identifying marks. Appraisily's current dataset includes public auction records matched to both Boris O'Klein and Arthur Boris O'Klein. The available source pack does not include an institutional biography, authority record, or catalogue raisonné, however, so dates, training, chronology, and fuller career context should remain unasserted until stronger documentation is collected.

PrintsWatercolorsWorks on paperAnthropomorphic dogsHumorous scenes of dogs getting into mischief

Common works and media

The collected biography primarily associates O'Klein with humorous prints and watercolors showing anthropomorphic dogs in mischievous situations. Auction and appraisal contexts are therefore likely to involve works on paper identified with The Naughty Dogs, The Dirty Dogs, or The Dirty Dogs of Paris. Medium, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, edition information, and condition should be recorded for each object rather than inferred from the subject alone.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched public-auction data currently reports 10 priced records, covering auction dates from 2013 through 2026 and an observed range of $35 to $500. These figures describe the collected dataset, not a price forecast or a complete market. Appraisal comparisons should account for print versus watercolor, size, condition, restoration or fading, signature and inscriptions, edition information where applicable, attribution confidence, provenance, date, and subject. Comparable public sales are most useful when the work type and condition are genuinely similar. Buyer's premiums, reporting conventions, private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes can also limit direct comparison. A qualified appraisal should examine the object and its supporting documentation.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Works on paper and prints
  • Watercolors depicting dogs

Value drivers

  1. Medium, work type, size, date, and subject matter
  2. Condition, restoration history, fading, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works with similar medium, size, subject, and condition

Appraisal caveats

  • The observed auction range describes the matched public records in the current Appraisily dataset and is not a price prediction or complete market history.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, reporting differences, buyer's premiums, and attribution changes may limit direct comparison.
  • Authentication, edition status, and physical condition require examination of the specific object and its documentation.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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 Boris O'Klein

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Boris O'Klein 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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