Francois Krige Auction Prices and Value Guide
Francois Krige auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 262 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Francois Krige auction prices: quick answer
Francois Krige auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Francois Krige
- Source records
- 262
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Francois Krige market snapshot
Francois Krige shows thin auction liquidity with 1 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $0. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2018-06-10.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 0
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2018-06-10
Artist context
About Francois Krige
Born
1913
Died
1994
Nationality
South African
Also known as
François Krige
Francois Krige (1913–1994) was a South African artist and draughtsman. Authority records identify him under both the unaccented form Francois Krige and the French-styled François Krige, helping distinguish his work in catalogues and collections. The available biographical source especially associates him with pen-and-ink drawing and an ability to convey a subject with economical line. His documented subject range is broad: marine and fishing scenes, rural settings, studies of a Malay neighborhood, still lifes, portraits, and animal life. These themes connect his work with close observation of South African people, places, and everyday experience, although the collected evidence does not support assigning him to a specific formal movement. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with drawings and catalogued works featuring these recognizable subjects. Institutional information about his training, exhibitions, collections, and artistic chronology remains limited in the current source pack.
Pen and inkDrawingMarine and fishing scenesRural scenesMalay neighborhood studiesStill lifes
Common works and media
Krige is best documented for pen-and-ink drawings distinguished by economical use of line. Reported subjects include marine and fishing scenes, rural life, studies of a Malay neighborhood, still lifes, portraits, and animals. The collected sources do not establish which additional media, print editions, or sculptural formats formed a regular part of his output, so objects in those categories should not be presented as typical without further evidence.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by confirming that a work is correctly attributed to François Krige, using the established authority identity and 1913–1994 life dates to separate him from similarly named makers. The available sources most strongly support pen-and-ink drawings and a broad subject range, making medium and subject classification useful starting points when selecting comparable lots. Appraisily's artist-page input indicates auction-record coverage, but the collected page response did not provide reviewable lot descriptions, estimates, realized prices, or sale dates. Any valuation should therefore rely on verified object details and directly comparable public sales when those records are available, without inferring a price trend from biographical information alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Drawings and works on paper, especially pen-and-ink drawings
Value drivers
- Attribution to the correct François Krige authority identity and 1913–1994 life dates
- Medium classification, particularly whether a work is a pen-and-ink drawing
- Subject classification among documented marine, fishing, rural, neighborhood, still-life, portrait, and animal themes
Appraisal caveats
- The collected Appraisily page returned a rate-limit response, so its lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable records could not be reviewed: https://appraisily.com/artist/francois-krige/
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Recent sale records
Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.
francois krige south african 1913 1994 lesotho village scene · Bonhams · 2012-03-21 francois krige south african 1913 1994 lesotho village scene Bonhams · 2012-03-21
francois krige south african 1913 1994 basotho village scene · Bonhams · 2011-03-23 francois krige south african 1913 1994 basotho village scene Bonhams · 2011-03-23
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 Francois Krige 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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