Bram Bogart Auction Prices and Value Guide

Bram Bogart auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,053 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Bram Bogart
Source records
1,053
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Bram Bogart

Bram Bogart (1921–2012), born Abraham van den Boogart in Delft, Netherlands, was a Dutch-Belgian painter celebrated for his sculptural approach to abstract painting. After early training as a house painter and decorative artist, he moved to Paris in the late 1940s and later settled in Belgium, where he became a citizen. Bogart is most closely associated with the post-war European expressionist movement and had ties to the COBRA group, though his distinctive practice set him apart. He is best known for building paintings from thick, mortar-like mixtures of pigment, cement, glue, and other binders, creating dense relief surfaces that blur the boundary between painting and sculpture. His work is held by major institutions including Tate and has been exhibited widely across Europe. Collectors encounter Bogart's work at auction in the Post-War and Contemporary Art category.

ExpressionismCOBRA group (associated)Oil and mixed media (pigment, cement, glue, mortar) on canvas or boardAbstract compositions, relief paintings, monochrome and polychrome surface studies

Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Bogart's large-scale abstract relief paintings on canvas or panel, executed in oil and mixed media incorporating cement, chalk, and synthetic binders. These works range from monochrome whites and blacks to vivid polychrome compositions. Smaller works on paper, including gouaches and drawings from his earlier figurative period, also appear at auction. Editioned prints and lithographs exist but are less common than unique paintings. Works are typically signed and may bear gallery labels from Belgian or Dutch dealers.

Market and appraisal context

Bram Bogart maintains a deep and active secondary market with 703 recorded auction lots (538 with realized prices) spanning from 1998 to April 2026. The price distribution is wide but well-defined: the median stands at €3,200, the 25th percentile at €1,000, and the 75th percentile at €8,000, with an observed ceiling of €116,343. Works appear predominantly at European houses—Christie's, Sotheby's, Bernaerts Auctioneers, Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Adams Amsterdam Auctions, Artcurial, and Pierre Bergé & Associés are the most frequent venues—confirming strong Continental demand, particularly in Belgium and the Netherlands. Signed and numbered lithographs and prints cluster in the €450–€2,400 band. Oil-on-paper works and smaller paintings typically realize €2,000–€4,200. The signature mixed-media relief paintings on canvas or panel—from the 1960s onward, incorporating pigment, cement, and synthetic binders—consistently command the premium tier, with recent results of €9,500 (Icon Auction, Dec 2025), €19,772 (Adams Amsterdam, Dec 2025), and £12,065 (Christie's, Mar 2026). A monumental plaster sculpture realized CHF 30,000 (Dogny Auction, Nov 2024). Liquidity has softened slightly: 46 lots traded in the most recent 12 months versus 68 in the prior 12 months, though the breadth of active houses suggests continued collector interest rather than market withdrawal.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War and Contemporary Art
  • Prints and Multiples
  • Works on Paper
  • Mixed-media relief painting

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Over 1,000 auction records exist for this artist, indicating a well-established but variable secondary market
  • Condition assessment is critical given the fragile, thickly layered surfaces
  • Not all works attributed to COBRA were created under the group's formal auspices; association should not be overstated for valuation
  • The price distribution spans €30 to €116,343 across 538 priced lots; broad median figures should not be applied to individual works without accounting for medium, size, date, and condition.

Evidence

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

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