Frans Mettes Auction Prices and Value Guide

Frans Mettes auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 243 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Frans Mettes auction prices: quick answer

Frans Mettes auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Frans Mettes
Source records
243
Market update
2026-02-06

Frans Mettes market snapshot

Frans Mettes shows thin auction liquidity with 6 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-02-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (66.7% · 2 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $10,000+ (33.3% · 1 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2024-02-29

Artist context

About Frans Mettes

Born

1909

Died

1984

Nationality

Dutch

Also known as

Franciscus Joseph Engbertus Mettes

Frans Mettes (1909–1984), formally Franciscus Joseph Engbertus Mettes, was a Dutch artist whose work crossed fine art and commercial graphic design. Authority records identify him as a painter, while a Dutch biographical account also describes his activity as a draughtsman, illustrator, stained-glass artist, and designer of book covers. He is particularly associated with film-poster design and reportedly created hundreds of posters in collaboration with his brother, Engbertus Petrus Mettes. Collectors may therefore encounter his name across substantially different kinds of objects, from paintings and drawings to illustrated publications and cinema advertising. That breadth makes careful identification important: the medium, intended use, date, inscriptions, and relationship to the Mettes brothers' design work can all help distinguish one object from another. The available source pack does not establish a named artistic movement or a documented catalogue of periods or series.

PaintingDrawingIllustrationFilm-poster design

Common works and media

Mettes is documented as working in painting, drawing, illustration, stained glass, book-cover design, and especially film-poster design. Auction or appraisal candidates bearing his name may consequently include unique paintings and drawings, printed or illustrated material, cinema posters, book-related graphics, and other design objects. The source pack does not establish standard edition sizes, a definitive series list, or a catalogue raisonné, so the precise object type and attribution should be verified rather than inferred from the name alone.

Market and appraisal context

The available Appraisily auction evidence for Frans Mettes is thin, and the current page contains conflicting record-count and price-summary signals. It should therefore be used to locate possible comparables, not to make a standalone price prediction. An appraisal should compare like with like, separating paintings, works on paper, posters, editions, and other design objects. Relevant considerations include medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signatures or inscriptions, edition details, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, rarity, and recent public sales of genuinely similar works. Reported auction figures may also differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, while private transactions and incomplete feeds remain outside the visible evidence.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and place within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in type and date
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Appraisily currently presents a thin matched dataset and conflicting summary counts, so its categories and price statistics should be treated as provisional. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/frans-mettes/
  • Public auction records are only a starting point; private sales, incomplete feeds, fees, and later attribution changes may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/frans-mettes/
  • Authentication and condition can materially affect value. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/frans-mettes/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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 Frans Mettes

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Frans Mettes 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 Frans Mettes artwork?

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