Frank Dobson Auction Prices and Value Guide
Frank Dobson auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 335 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Frank Dobson auction prices: quick answer
Frank Dobson auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Frank Dobson
- Source records
- 335
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Frank Dobson market snapshot
Frank Dobson shows solid auction liquidity with 117 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-29.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (44.4% · 36 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (43.2% · 35 sales)
- $10,000+ (12.3% · 10 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-29
Artist context
About Frank Dobson
Born
1886
Died
1963
Nationality
British
Frank Dobson (1886–1963) was a British artist and sculptor whose authority records place him firmly within twentieth-century British art. IdRef identifies him as an English sculptor, while Wikidata and VIAF identify him as a British artist; museum profile pages are also present at MoMA, Tate, and the British Museum. The collected evidence is strongest for identity and dates, but it does not securely document a named movement, favored materials, recurring subjects, or formal series. His work is therefore best introduced through the broad context of twentieth-century British sculpture rather than a narrower stylistic label. Collectors may encounter Dobson through sculpture cataloguing and public auction records, but an object’s attribution should be matched against his authority identifiers and object-specific evidence. Tate’s page title gives a conflicting birth year of 1888, while multiple authority records support 1886.
Sculpture
Common works and media
The evidence securely supports sculpture as a common work type associated with Frank Dobson. It does not provide enough detail to name particular sculptural materials, subjects, casts, editions, paintings, drawings, prints, or series as routinely encountered. Auction and appraisal records should therefore classify each object from its own catalogue description and physical evidence rather than infer a medium or subject from the artist’s name alone.
Market and appraisal context
Frank Dobson’s market context should be approached through object-level comparison rather than broad price claims. The available Appraisily signal indicates a substantial auction-record presence, but this source pack does not expose individual sale results, materials, dimensions, dates, editions, casts, subjects, condition reports, or provenance histories. A defensible appraisal should first confirm that the catalogued artist is the British sculptor identified by the linked authority records. It should then compare the object with public Frank Dobson lots of the same work type and medium and review sale dates and realized prices where records are available. Because no major auction-house biography or detailed lot record was captured here, trend, scarcity, and premium claims are not supported.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Sculpture
Value drivers
- Confirmed attribution to the British sculptor represented by the linked authority records
- Comparison with public Frank Dobson auction records by work type, medium, and sale date
- Realized prices from genuinely comparable public lots when detailed records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no detailed lot descriptions or realized-price data.
- No major auction-house biography or individual auction result was captured, so price trends, scarcity, and market premiums cannot be established from this evidence.
- Materials, dimensions, dates, editions, casts, subjects, condition, and provenance must be established from the individual object and its documentation.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, strong source quality.
- IdRef library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate museum or university
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 Frank Dobson 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 Frank Dobson artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.