Frederick Carl Frieseke Auction Prices and Value Guide

Frederick Carl Frieseke auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 279 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Frederick Carl Frieseke auction prices: quick answer

Frederick Carl Frieseke auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Frederick Carl Frieseke
Source records
279
Market update
2026-02-06

Frederick Carl Frieseke market snapshot

Frederick Carl Frieseke shows solid auction liquidity with 144 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $25,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-07.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (15.6% · 12 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (20.8% · 16 sales)
  • $10,000+ (63.6% · 49 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$7,500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
7
Median shift vs prior year
+87.5%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-07

Artist context

About Frederick Carl Frieseke

Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874–1939) was an American Impressionist painter renowned for his luminous depictions of figures bathed in dappled sunlight. Born in Owosso, Michigan, he trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League of New York, and the Académie Julian in Paris before settling in France in 1898. Frieseke became a leading figure in the Giverny art colony, where his work focused on the interplay of light, color, and domestic intimacy. His paintings of women in garden and interior settings, rendered with a high-key Impressionist palette, earned him international recognition during his lifetime, including a Grand Prize at the 1913 Venice Biennale. Collectors encounter his work across American and European Impressionist auctions, where he is regarded as one of the most distinctive American expatriate painters of the early twentieth century.

American Impressionismoil paintingfigural scenes in dappled sunlightwomen in domestic and garden settings

Common works and media

Frieseke worked primarily in oil on canvas. His most recognizable subjects include women in garden and domestic interiors, nudes, and outdoor figural scenes rendered with vibrant, broken color and dappled-light effects. He also produced a smaller number of landscapes, still lifes, and interior scenes without figures. Works range from intimate cabinet-size panels to large exhibition-scale canvases. Prints and reproductions are not a significant part of his oeuvre.

Market and appraisal context

Frieseke's works appear regularly in American Art and Impressionist & Modern Art auctions at major houses. Value is influenced by the painting's period — his Giverny-era figural canvases with characteristic dappled-light effects tend to be the most competitive at auction — as well as size, condition, provenance, and exhibition history. Larger oil-on-canvas compositions with strong coloration and intact provenance generally command stronger results. Attribution should account for his distinctive palette and broken brushwork; comparison with authenticated works and catalogue raisonné entries is recommended when evaluating unsigned or uncertain paintings.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Provenance and exhibition history, particularly works exhibited during his Giverny period
  2. Subject and composition — figural works with characteristic dappled-light effects tend to be most sought after
  3. Medium and size — oil on canvas is the primary medium; larger works with strong coloration attract stronger competition
  4. Attribution should reference his distinctive high-key Impressionist palette and brushwork; authentication may benefit from catalogue raisonné consultation

Appraisal caveats

  • Market data in this profile is derived from artist identity research and general art-historical context; Appraisily auction records and comparable sale data should be consulted for current valuation guidance.
  • Frieseke's auction results span major American and European Impressionist sales; individual lot performance varies significantly by period, subject, size, and condition.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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