Francisco de Goya Auction Prices and Value Guide

Francisco de Goya auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 5,800 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Francisco de Goya auction prices: quick answer

Francisco de Goya auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist: Francisco de Goya
Source records: 5,800
Market update: 2026-02-06

Francisco de Goya market snapshot

Francisco de Goya shows very deep auction liquidity with 649 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 46 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

Realized price distribution

Under $1,000 (63.8% · 248 sales)
$1,000 to $10,000 (26.5% · 103 sales)
$10,000+ (9.8% · 38 sales)

Median sale (last 12 months): $350
Sales recorded (last 12 months): 46
Median shift vs prior year: 0.0%
Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11

Artist context

About Francisco de Goya

Born

1746

Died

1828

Nationality

Spanish

Also known as

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de, F. Goya

Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, and printmaker whose long career connected royal court culture with the historical upheavals of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Born in Fuendetodos near Saragossa and later dying in Bordeaux, he served during the reigns of Charles III, Charles IV, and Ferdinand VII. Museum records describe an unusually broad body of work encompassing hundreds of paintings, drawings, and prints. Goya is commonly associated with Romanticism, although his varied production extends beyond any single stylistic label. Collectors encounter paintings, independent drawings, and printed works that circulated his imagery more widely. His importance in appraisal settings reflects both this breadth and the different forms in which works connected with his name can appear. Identifying a particular object therefore requires more than matching the artist's name: medium, technique, date, inscriptions, edition information, provenance, condition, and the strength of attribution all require careful examination.

RomanticismPaintingDrawingPrintmakingEngraving and lithographyContemporary historical upheavalSpanish royal and court culture

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter paintings, drawings, engravings, lithographs, and other printed works associated with Goya. The British Museum describes a large output across painting, drawing, and printmaking, while Appraisily's matched auction records concentrate principally in fine art, works on paper, prints, and editions. For appraisal, the exact technique, paper or support, dimensions, inscriptions, edition details, condition, provenance, and attribution wording should be recorded before comparing sales.

Market and appraisal context

Goya's auction market spans paintings, drawings, prints, editions, and other objects catalogued in connection with his work. Comparisons should be narrowed to examples sharing the same medium, approximate date, dimensions, subject, condition, and attribution status; results from unlike categories are not interchangeable. For prints and editions, inscriptions, edition or state information, paper, printing quality, and condition may be especially relevant. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, restoration, and recent comparable sales can also affect an appraisal. Appraisily's public-auction data provides useful market evidence, but it should not be treated as a price prediction. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, reporting differences, and revised attributions may not appear consistently in the observed record.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

Fine art and paintings
Works on paper and prints
Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
Recent public auction results for works comparable in medium, date, size, condition, and attribution
Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

Treat public auction records as a starting point rather than a final appraisal (https://appraisily.com/artist/francisco-de-goya/).
Verify condition and attribution before relying on comparable sales (https://appraisily.com/artist/francisco-de-goya/).
Account for private sales, incomplete auction feeds, reporting differences, and later attribution changes when interpreting observed results (https://appraisily.com/artist/francisco-de-goya/).

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

British Museum museum or university
Wikidata library authority
VIAF library authority
IdRef library authority
The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
National Gallery of Art museum or university

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 Francisco de Goya

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Francisco de Goya 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 Francisco de Goya artwork?

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