Conrad Buff Auction Prices and Value Guide

Conrad Buff auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 385 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Conrad Buff auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Conrad Buff
Source records
385
Market update
2026-02-06

Conrad Buff market snapshot

Conrad Buff shows deep auction liquidity with 277 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-21.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (16.7% · 35 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (78.1% · 164 sales)
  • $10,000+ (5.2% · 11 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$539
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-21

Artist context

About Conrad Buff

Born

1886

Died

1975

Nationality

Swiss

Also known as

Conrad Buff II

Conrad Buff (1886–1975), identified in authority records as Conrad Buff II, was a Swiss painter whose public identity is also tied to a long collaboration with Mary Buff in illustrated children's books. Between 1937 and 1968, the couple produced 14 books combining text and illustration; their work received three Newbery Honors, and they were runners-up for the 1943 Caldecott Medal. Museum and authority records from the National Gallery of Art, British Museum, Getty ULAN, and Wikidata help establish his identity. Documented visual works include the oil-on-Masonite Canyon de Chelly, dated circa 1940, and the 1940 Rural Life image associated with the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture. The collected sources do not establish a named movement, so Buff is best described through his documented practices and subjects. Collectors may encounter his work in both fine-art and illustrated-book contexts, making careful identification of the object, medium, date, and attribution especially important.

PaintingOil on MasoniteChildren's-book text and illustrationCanyon de ChellyRural lifeIllustrated children's literature

Common works and media

Documented examples include paintings, particularly the circa-1940 oil-on-Masonite Canyon de Chelly, and imagery such as the 1940 Rural Life composition. Buff also worked with Mary Buff on illustrated children's books, so drawings, printed illustrations, editions, or book-related material may appear in collecting contexts. Appraisily's auction index primarily groups his records under fine art and paintings and works on paper and prints, with additional records catalogued as sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, or editions. Those broader categories should be verified lot by lot because name matching alone does not establish authorship, medium, or attribution.

Market and appraisal context

Conrad Buff auction results should be compared with works sharing the same medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and level of attribution. Signature and inscription details, restoration history, provenance, exhibition history, edition information, and catalogue references may also affect how a lot is assessed. Appraisily's matched records place paintings and fine art at the center of the market while also identifying works on paper, prints, editions, and less frequent mixed-media or decorative categories. Public results remain incomplete: private sales may be absent, attribution can change, and reported prices may treat buyer's premiums differently. A defensible appraisal therefore uses several closely comparable lots rather than a single overall median or an isolated sale.

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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, 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 characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/conrad-buff/
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in the available data. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/conrad-buff/
  • Reported auction totals may differ in their treatment of buyer's premiums and fees, so comparable results should be checked on a like-for-like basis. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/conrad-buff/
  • The market index includes name-matched records for both Conrad Buff and Konrad Buff; individual lots require identity and attribution review. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/conrad-buff/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Conrad Buff 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 Conrad Buff artwork?

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