Claudio Bravo Auction Prices and Value Guide
Claudio Bravo auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 477 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Claudio Bravo auction prices: quick answer
Claudio Bravo auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Claudio Bravo
- Source records
- 477
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Claudio Bravo market snapshot
Claudio Bravo shows deep auction liquidity with 353 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $48,260. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-15.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (6.0% · 13 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (22.0% · 48 sales)
- $10,000+ (72.0% · 157 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $3,250
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 10
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-15
Artist context
About Claudio Bravo
Born
1936
Died
2011
Nationality
Chilean
Also known as
Claudio Nelson Bravo Camus, Claudio Bravo Camus
Claudio Bravo (1936–2011) was a Chilean painter and draftsman born in Valparaíso and later based in Spain and Morocco. He is closely associated with contemporary hyperrealism, bringing exacting illusionism to still lifes, portraits, and images of wrapped parcels. His work also reflects an interest in Renaissance and Baroque painting, while the uncanny presence of ordinary packages can introduce a Surrealist tension. Bravo worked beyond painting, producing drawings, lithographs, engravings, and figural bronze sculpture. Portraiture was another important strand of his practice and included commissioned images of prominent public sitters. After settling in Morocco in 1972, he continued developing a practice that joined European pictorial discipline with objects, fabrics, bodies, and environments encountered around him. Collectors most often encounter Bravo through meticulously rendered paintings and works on paper, especially portraits, still lifes, and parcel subjects whose surfaces, folds, and shadows are central to their visual effect.
HyperrealismPaintingDrawingLithographyEngravingStill lifePortraitureWrapped packages and parcels
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts most commonly present Bravo's paintings and works on paper, particularly precisely rendered still lifes, portraits, and compositions centered on wrapped packages or parcels. Collectors may also encounter drawings, lithographs, engravings, prints, editions, mixed-media works, and figural bronze sculpture. For editioned works, the edition size, proof designation, signature, inscriptions, and sheet condition should be documented. For paintings and drawings, record the support, dimensions, surface condition, framing, provenance, and any labels or catalogue references.
Market and appraisal context
Claudio Bravo has a substantial public auction record encompassing paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, and editions. A useful appraisal begins by comparing works of the same medium, approximate dimensions, date, subject, and level of finish. Condition and restoration are especially important for compositions whose effect depends on carefully controlled surfaces and tonal transitions. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, signatures, inscriptions, and edition information can also affect confidence in a comparison. Realized prices should be checked for buyer's-premium treatment and compared with recent, genuinely similar lots. Public auction results do not capture every private transaction and should not substitute for physical examination, authentication, or a purpose-specific appraisal.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable auction sales for works with similar medium, size, date, and subject
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Use public auction records as a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Compare realized prices on a like-for-like basis and verify whether reported totals include buyer's premiums or fees.
- Allow for incomplete auction feeds, private transactions, and later attribution changes.
- Seek specialist authentication and condition review when authorship or physical state is uncertain.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- IdRef library authority
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Claudio Bravo artist official site
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
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 Claudio Bravo 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 Claudio Bravo artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.