Dick Frizzell Auction Prices and Value Guide

Dick Frizzell auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 224 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Dick Frizzell auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Dick Frizzell
Source records
224
Market update
2026-02-06

Dick Frizzell market snapshot

Dick Frizzell shows developing auction liquidity with 44 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2021-12-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (27.3% · 6 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (59.1% · 13 sales)
  • $10,000+ (13.6% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2021-12-11

Artist context

About Dick Frizzell

Born

1943

Nationality

New Zealand

Also known as

Richard John Frizzell

Dick Frizzell (born 1943, Hastings, New Zealand) is a New Zealand painter, printmaker, and illustrator whose work has become closely identified with the visual culture of Aotearoa. Active since the late 1960s, Frizzell draws on pop-art strategies — bold colour, graphic clarity, and commercial iconography — and combines them with distinctly local subject matter. His best-known imagery weaves Kiwiana motifs such as the Four Square man, fish-and-chip wrappers, and vintage signage together with forms drawn from Māori art, including the tiki and tā moko patterns. Based in Auckland, he has worked across painting, screen-prints, lithographs, and illustration, and his work appears regularly in New Zealand and Australian auction rooms.

Pop artpaintingprintmakingillustrationKiwiana iconographyMāori art motifs (tiki, tā moko)

Common works and media

Common work types include oil and acrylic paintings on canvas or board, screen prints and lithographic editions (often signed and numbered), commercial illustrations, and poster designs. Recurring subjects feature Kiwiana brand imagery, Māori tiki and kōwhaiwhai patterns, still-life arrangements of everyday New Zealand objects, landscape, and figurative compositions.

Market and appraisal context

Frizzell's work appears frequently in New Zealand and Australian art sales, with over 220 lots recorded in the Appraisily database alone. Collectors most often encounter signed limited-edition screen prints and oil or acrylic paintings. Value depends on medium and scale, edition size for prints, subject matter, provenance, and condition. Works featuring his signature Kiwiana and Māori-motif imagery tend to be the most sought-after at auction. As a living artist with a long exhibition history, both primary gallery sales and secondary auction results are relevant to any appraisal.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction-house records were available in this source pack; market context is inferred from the artist's documented output types and the 224 lot records in the Appraisily database
  • Dick Frizzell is a living artist; primary-market gallery sales may also be relevant alongside secondary-auction results

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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 Dick Frizzell

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Dick Frizzell 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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