Endre Bálint Auction Prices and Value Guide
Endre Bálint auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 222 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Endre Bálint auction prices: quick answer
Endre Bálint auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Endre Bálint
- Source records
- 222
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Endre Bálint
Endre Bálint (1914–1986) was a Hungarian painter, graphic artist, printmaker, and critic recognized as one of the most significant figures of modern, avant-garde Hungarian art. Born in Budapest, he studied at the Hungarian School for Applied Arts under Ferenc Helbing from 1930 to 1934, then trained in the private painting schools of János Vaszary and Vilmos Aba Novák. In 1947 Bálint traveled to Paris, where he exhibited and encountered the ideas of Fernand Léger and André Breton, experiences that informed his evolving visual language. His practice spans painting, graphic design, and printmaking, and his work bridges early-twentieth-century Hungarian modernism with the broader European avant-garde. Collectors encounter Bálint's pieces most often in Central European auction contexts and through Hungarian gallery and museum holdings.
Hungarian avant-gardeModern Hungarian artpaintinggraphic designprintmaking
Common works and media
Collectors are most likely to encounter Bálint's oil paintings on canvas and panel, graphic-design works and posters, and prints and works on paper including drawings. His subjects range across abstract and figurative compositions reflecting Hungarian modernist and avant-garde tendencies. Condition, edition size (for prints), and documented provenance are practical factors to assess when a work comes to appraisal.
Market and appraisal context
Bálint's works appear in auction primarily as paintings, graphic works, and prints. Key factors that influence appraisal include the specific medium, the work's date relative to his pre-war training and post-war Paris engagement, provenance linking to Hungarian collections or exhibitions, and condition. Without a published catalogue raisonné, attribution should draw on documented exhibition and RKD records. Collectors should verify specific lots against live auction databases, as public price-range data was not available in this research pass.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Public source pack did not include major auction-house results or catalogue raisonné data; specific price ranges and edition details should be verified against live auction records.
- Exact death date not confirmed from current sources; only death year (1986) is established.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Library of Congress library authority
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 Endre Bálint 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 Endre Bálint artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.