El Greco Auction Prices and Value Guide
El Greco auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 180 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
El Greco auction prices: quick answer
El Greco auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- El Greco
- Source records
- 180
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
El Greco market snapshot
El Greco shows developing auction liquidity with 38 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-13.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (64.7% · 11 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (11.8% · 2 sales)
- $10,000+ (23.5% · 4 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $4,500
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-13
Artist context
About El Greco
Born
1541
Died
1614
Nationality
Greek
Also known as
Doménikos Theotokópoulos
El Greco (1541–1614), born Doménikos Theotokópoulos, was a Greek painter, sculptor, and architect associated with the Spanish Renaissance. He worked principally in Spain, while his Greek and Cretan identity remained visible in his signing practice: accounts collected for this page state that he commonly signed paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters and sometimes added a term identifying himself as Cretan. His familiar name, El Greco, is the name under which museum, authority, encyclopedia, and auction records generally organize his identity today. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with paintings, although the public identity record also documents activity in sculpture and architecture. Because an auction attribution may range from a firmly accepted work to a more qualified association, the exact wording attached to an object should be retained and evaluated rather than shortened into an unsupported authorship claim.
Spanish RenaissancePaintingSculpture
Common works and media
The available identity sources describe El Greco as a painter, sculptor, and architect. Paintings are therefore the clearest collectible work type supported by this pack, with sculpture also part of his documented practice. The collected material does not establish recurring subjects, formats, editions, or the auction frequency of particular categories, so those details should be verified from the specific object and relevant cataloguing rather than inferred from the artist's name.
Market and appraisal context
Market assessment begins with the proposed attribution and the kind of object being examined. El Greco's documented practice includes painting and sculpture, but the collected source pack does not show how frequently each category appears at auction. His use of Greek-letter signatures can be relevant evidence, although a signature alone cannot prove authorship. Useful comparisons should match the stated attribution and work type as closely as the available records permit. Sale date, realized price, auction-house description, and comparable lots can then provide market context. This source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no individual lot details, so it supports neither a price forecast nor a claim about market trends.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings attributed to El Greco
Value drivers
- Strength of attribution, including expert interpretation of signatures written in Greek letters
- Work type and medium, particularly whether an object is presented as a painting or sculpture
- Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices, when relevant records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected pack does not include individual auction-lot descriptions or results, so it cannot establish the relative frequency or value of particular work types.
- A name or signature resembling the artist's documented signing practice does not by itself establish authorship.
- No price prediction or market trend can be supported from this source pack alone.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- RKD library authority
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Encyclopædia Britannica encyclopedia
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 El Greco 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 El Greco artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.