Franz Richard Unterberger Auction Prices and Value Guide
Franz Richard Unterberger auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 332 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Franz Richard Unterberger auction prices: quick answer
Franz Richard Unterberger auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Franz Richard Unterberger
- Source records
- 332
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Franz Richard Unterberger
Franz Richard Unterberger (1838–1902) was an Austrian-born painter best known for luminous landscape views of Italian coastal and mountain scenery. Born Franz Xaver Johann Joseph Unterberger in Innsbruck, he trained and worked across central Europe before settling into an career centered on Italian subjects. His paintings capture the light and atmosphere of southern European vistas — harbors, coastlines, and picturesque towns — rendered in a refined late-Romantic style that appealed to collectors of his era and continues to appear at auction today. Unterberger spent his later years in France and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1902. His work is documented in the RKD, Getty ULAN, and major library authority files.
19th-century European landscape paintingoil on canvasItalian landscape views
Common works and media
Unterberger is most commonly represented in auction and collection contexts by oil-on-canvas landscape paintings depicting Italian scenery — particularly coastal views of the Amalfi Coast, Bay of Naples, Venice, and similar southern European locations. His compositions often feature expansive panoramic vistas with atmospheric light effects, picturesque architecture, and small figural staffage. Works are typically medium-to-large format canvases. Less commonly, harbor scenes and mountain landscape views attributed to him also appear on the market.
Market and appraisal context
Unterberger's paintings appear regularly at international auction, with over 330 recorded lots tracked by Appraisily and more than 600 works documented in the RKD image database. Collectors most frequently encounter his oil-on-canvas Italian landscape and coastal views. When appraising an Unterberger painting, key factors include the quality and subject of the depicted location, canvas size, condition and surface integrity, provenance history, and whether the work can be securely attributed to his hand. No published catalogue raisonné was identified, so attribution relies on connoisseurship and expert opinion.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- 19th Century European Paintings
Value drivers
- Unterberger's work appears regularly at auction with over 330 recorded lots, suggesting a substantial and collectible oeuvre.
- Attribution, condition, provenance, subject matter, and size are typical factors in appraisal of his paintings.
Appraisal caveats
- No catalogue raisonné was identified in the source pack; attribution should be verified against established scholarship.
- Some authority records list his birth year as 1837 while RKD gives 1838-08-15; appraisers should note this discrepancy.
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
- VIAF (OCLC) library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- 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 Franz Richard Unterberger 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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