Fred Thieler Auction Prices and Value Guide
Fred Thieler auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 552 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Fred Thieler auction prices: quick answer
Fred Thieler auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Fred Thieler
- Source records
- 552
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Fred Thieler market snapshot
Fred Thieler shows deep auction liquidity with 249 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 43 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (45.0% · 68 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (43.7% · 66 sales)
- $10,000+ (11.3% · 17 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $330
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 43
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-02-03
Artist context
About Fred Thieler
Born
1916
Died
1999
Nationality
German
Also known as
Fritz Wilhelm Richard Thieler
Fred Thieler (1916–1999), born Fritz Wilhelm Richard Thieler, was a German painter associated with Informel. The collected identity sources consistently describe him as a painter, and the available German reference entry places his work within the Informel context. A French reference records his birth in Königsberg on March 17, 1916, and his death in Berlin on June 6, 1999. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter Thieler in connection with German painting and Informel rather than with a documented figurative subject category or named series. His identity is also represented across stable international authority systems, including Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and the German National Library. Those identifiers help reconcile variations of his name across collection catalogs, bibliographic records, and auction listings, although the supplied source pack does not provide detailed museum or catalogue-raisonné documentation of his career.
InformelPainting
Common works and media
The available sources support paintings as the principal work type associated with Fred Thieler and place him in the Informel context. They do not provide enough detail to name recurring subjects, specific painting techniques, print editions, sculptures, ceramics, posters, or formally defined series. Objects outside the broad category of painting therefore require additional artist-specific documentation before being characterized as common Thieler works.
Market and appraisal context
Fred Thieler’s market context should be assessed through documented individual sales rather than broad price predictions. The collected Appraisily source identifies an auction-price page for the artist, but the supplied public excerpts do not expose lot-level titles, dimensions, dates, condition reports, provenance, estimates, or realized prices. This research can identify paintings as the relevant broad auction category and connect Thieler with Informel, while work-specific appraisal still requires careful identity and attribution review. Comparable records should be evaluated only when their cataloguing and work type can be matched responsibly to the object under consideration.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Artist identity and confidence of attribution
- Whether the work is appropriately classified as a painting by Fred Thieler
- Comparable public auction records when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected excerpts do not contain lot-level cataloguing or sale-result details, so they do not support price-trend, rarity, condition, provenance, subject-premium, or technique-specific conclusions.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF 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 Fred Thieler 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 Fred Thieler artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.