Franz von Defregger Auction Prices and Value Guide
Franz von Defregger auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 502 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Franz von Defregger auction prices: quick answer
Franz von Defregger auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Franz von Defregger
- Source records
- 502
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Franz von Defregger market snapshot
Franz von Defregger shows deep auction liquidity with 222 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-31.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (22.0% · 31 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (50.4% · 71 sales)
- $10,000+ (27.7% · 39 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $3,100
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 22
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-31
Artist context
About Franz von Defregger
Born
1835
Died
1921
Nationality
Austrian
Also known as
Franz Defregger, Franz Ritter von Defregger
Franz von Defregger (1835–1921) was an Austrian painter associated with narrative genre and history painting. He is also identified as Franz Defregger, while a German biographical source records the later name Franz Ritter von Defregger. The clearest subject context in the collected material is Tyrol: summaries connect his paintings with local life and historical episodes from his native region. A German-language account additionally places him within the Munich School and describes him as a university teacher, although those details require stronger institutional corroboration before being treated as definitive here. Collectors encounter Defregger primarily through paintings catalogued under genre, historical, and Tyrolean subject descriptions. These categories may overlap, so identification should begin with the specific object and its documented cataloguing rather than assuming that every Alpine or Tyrolean scene is connected with the artist.
PaintingGenre scenesHistorical subjectsTyrol and Tyrolean life
Common works and media
The available sources consistently identify paintings as Defregger's principal work type, particularly genre scenes and history paintings connected with Tyrol. Collectors may encounter narrative compositions describing regional life or historical events. This source pack does not provide adequate evidence to characterize a market in his prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, posters, or editions, so those categories should not be assigned to him without additional object-specific research.
Market and appraisal context
The collected evidence supports a narrow auction framework: paintings described as genre scenes, history subjects, or Tyrolean narratives are the most relevant starting categories. Appraisily's artist page provides access to public auction-price records, but the supplied source pack does not contain individual lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, condition reports, or provenance. No price trend or market premium should therefore be inferred from this profile alone. For an appraisal, first establish whether the object fits Defregger's documented painting practice, then compare it with public lots carrying genuinely similar subject and attribution language. Any resulting market conclusion should clearly identify its object-level evidence and basis of comparison.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Genre paintings
- History paintings
- Paintings with Tyrolean subjects
Value drivers
- Whether the work is catalogued as a genre scene or a history painting
- Relevance of the subject to Defregger's documented Tyrolean context
- Comparison with relevant public auction records when object-level records are available
Appraisal caveats
- Do not infer a current market price from artist identity, subject labels, or auction-record volume alone.
- Object-level auction evidence is required before drawing conclusions about value or market direction.
- The collected pack does not establish price effects for condition, provenance, dimensions, date, or specific attribution qualifications.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program 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 von Defregger 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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Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.