Brian Willsher Auction Prices and Value Guide

Brian Willsher auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 197 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Brian Willsher auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Brian Willsher
Source records
197
Market update
2026-02-16

Brian Willsher market snapshot

Brian Willsher shows deep auction liquidity with 150 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $420. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (90.1% · 100 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (9.9% · 11 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$700
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
11
Median shift vs prior year
+75.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-11

Artist context

About Brian Willsher

Brian Willsher portrait
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Born

1930

Died

2010

Nationality

British

Brian Willsher (1930–2010) was a British sculptor known principally for sculpture in wood. Published summaries describe his work as bringing geometric and organic abstraction together, making the relationship between carved form, natural material, rhythm, and structure central to its appearance. Authority records for Willsher are maintained by Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN, while Art UK provides an institutional artist record. The available source pack does not establish a formal membership in a named movement, so geometric and organic abstraction are best understood here as descriptions of his sculptural language rather than a definitive school affiliation. Collectors are most likely to encounter Willsher through freestanding wooden sculpture offered in modern British art, sculpture, or mixed-media sales. Works on paper and prints also appear within the matched auction categories, although those records warrant particularly careful identity and attribution review.

Wood sculpture

Common works and media

Willsher is chiefly associated with wooden sculpture shaped through a combination of geometric organization and organic form. Sculpture and mixed media are the clearest auction categories in the collected record. Works catalogued as prints or works on paper may also appear, but their authorship, signatures, medium, edition information, and connection to this specific artist should be checked carefully before comparison.

Market and appraisal context

A Brian Willsher appraisal should begin with genuinely comparable works rather than an artist-wide average. For sculpture, the most useful comparisons align the medium, dimensions, date, condition, surface quality, and degree of attribution. Signatures, inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and any restoration should also be documented. Appraisily's matched public records provide sale dates, realized results, and comparable lots, but the dataset is not a catalogue raisonné and may omit private transactions or contain later attribution changes. Auction totals can also differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees. A median or overall price range therefore supplies context, not a prediction for an individual object.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Works on paper and prints

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and comparable public auction sales

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction results are a starting point rather than a final appraisal. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/brian-willsher/
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/brian-willsher/
  • Reported auction totals may include buyer premiums or fees, so comparable results should be checked on a like-for-like basis. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/brian-willsher/
  • Authentication and condition can materially affect value. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/brian-willsher/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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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 Brian Willsher

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Brian Willsher 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 Brian Willsher artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.