Charles Kiffer Auction Prices and Value Guide
Charles Kiffer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 281 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Charles Kiffer auction prices: quick answer
Charles Kiffer auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Charles Kiffer
- Source records
- 281
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Charles Kiffer
Charles Kiffer (1902–1992), also known as Charles Kiffer-Porte, was a French painter, engraver, sculptor, and designer who spent his career working in Paris. Active across multiple media, he produced portraits, genre pictures, and posters that reflect the breadth of interwar and postwar French visual culture. His training and practice spanned painting, printmaking, and sculpture, and his work was included in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Kiffer is recorded in the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, VIAF, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, confirming his standing as a recognized twentieth-century French artist. Collectors most often encounter his work through portrait paintings, engraved prints, and poster designs that circulated in the Parisian cultural milieu.
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Common works and media
Collectors and appraisers may encounter Kiffer's work in the form of oil paintings, engraved prints, posters, and sculptural pieces. His documented subjects include portraits and genre scenes. He also designed commercial posters, some related to Parisian entertainment figures, which appear periodically in the prints-and-posters auction market. Works on paper, including drawings and engravings, round out the range of formats associated with this artist.
Market and appraisal context
Charles Kiffer's work appears at auction primarily as paintings, prints, and posters. Portraiture and genre scenes are his most documented subjects. When evaluating a Kiffer work, appraisers consider the medium (original painting, engraving, or printed poster), date, condition, provenance, and whether the piece is a unique work or a multiples edition. Posters and prints tend to trade more frequently and at lower price points than original paintings or sculptures. Attribution should be verified against the artist's established biography, as the range of media can lead to confusion between original graphic work and commercial poster reproductions.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- No museum collection highlights or major solo exhibition records were found in the available source pack, limiting the ability to establish a clear market tier
- Market records are based on auction-database signals; no individual realized prices are cited here
- Posters and prints by this artist may appear frequently at auction but typically at different price levels than original paintings or sculptures
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Library of Congress library authority
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 Charles Kiffer 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 Charles Kiffer artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.