Dante Gabriel Rossetti Auction Prices and Value Guide

Dante Gabriel Rossetti auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 837 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti auction prices: quick answer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Source records
837
Market update
2026-02-16

Dante Gabriel Rossetti market snapshot

Dante Gabriel Rossetti shows deep auction liquidity with 150 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $33,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-05.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (13.2% · 14 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (18.9% · 20 sales)
  • $10,000+ (67.9% · 72 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-05

Artist context

About Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti portrait
Lewis Carroll · Public domain · Source

Born

1828

Died

1882

Nationality

British, English

Also known as

Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) was a British painter, poet, illustrator, and translator whose visual art and writing developed in close dialogue. In 1848 he helped found the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the reform-minded circle associated with William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and other artists. Rossetti's early work included religious imagery, while his practice during the 1850s emphasized watercolours and drawings with medieval and literary subjects. He became especially known for richly conceived female figures and for repeated studies of Elizabeth Siddal, his wife and an important model in his work. His later art and writing contributed to the cultural setting of Aestheticism and influenced European Symbolist artists. Collectors may encounter paintings, watercolours, chalk drawings, preparatory studies, illustrations, and printed material associated with his literary career. Museum collections and auction records reflect both his importance to nineteenth-century British art and the unusually close relationship between his poetry, design, and image-making.

Pre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodAesthetic movement precursorInfluence on European SymbolismOil paintingWatercolourDrawingBlack and red chalkMedieval subjectsLiterary subjects, including scenes inspired by ShakespeareFemale figures and portraits

Common works and media

Rossetti's characteristic output includes oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, and studies executed in black or red chalk. Medieval narratives, religious imagery, literary scenes, idealized female figures, and portraits are recurring contexts. Drawings and preparatory studies of models, including Elizabeth Siddal, may appear alongside more finished compositions. Prints, illustrations, and editioned or reproductive material also occur in auction listings, but these should be distinguished carefully from unique works and from objects merely attributed to Rossetti or associated with his circle.

Market and appraisal context

Rossetti's market includes paintings, watercolours, chalk drawings, other works on paper, prints, and material offered under broader edition or decorative-art classifications. An appraisal should begin by establishing whether a work is autograph, attributed, studio-related, or a later reproduction. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, published references, condition, and restoration can all affect the relevance of an auction comparison. Works should be compared with public sales that share as many of these characteristics as possible rather than with an artist-wide median alone. Reported results may use different fee conventions, while private sales, incomplete feeds, and revised attributions can leave important gaps. Physical inspection and specialist authentication may therefore be necessary before drawing a value conclusion.

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 Rossetti'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. Recent public auction results for works comparable in medium, subject, size, date, and condition
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are evidence for comparison, not a substitute for inspecting and authenticating an individual object.
  • Reported auction totals may include buyer's premiums or fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, and later changes in attribution may not appear in the public record.
  • Broad auction-category labels may include editions, attributed works, or peripheral material that is not representative of Rossetti's autograph output.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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 Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Dante Gabriel Rossetti 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.

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