Harald Metzkes Auction Prices and Value Guide
Harald Metzkes auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 293 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Harald Metzkes auction prices: quick answer
Harald Metzkes auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Harald Metzkes
- Source records
- 293
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Harald Metzkes market snapshot
Harald Metzkes shows deep auction liquidity with 158 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $950. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-02.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (50.0% · 39 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (48.7% · 38 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.3% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $2,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 17
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-02
Artist context
About Harald Metzkes
Born
1929
Died
2026
Nationality
German
Harald Metzkes (1929–2026) was a German painter, draftsman and graphic artist. Library and artist-name authority records establish his identity across Wikidata, VIAF and the Getty Union List of Artist Names, while Wikipedia provides secondary corroboration of his work as a painter and graphic artist. The collected sources do not securely assign him to a specific movement, identify signature subjects, or document named series, so those labels are intentionally left open here. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with paintings, drawings and other graphic works, as well as in public auction records gathered for the Appraisily artist page. Because the present source pack is stronger on identity than on artistic interpretation, individual objects should be assessed from their own evidence and cataloguing. This summary identifies the artist and relevant work types but does not authenticate an object or establish an attribution.
PaintingDrawingGraphic art
Common works and media
The supported work types are paintings, drawings and graphic works. The collected sources do not establish recurring subjects, named series, print techniques, edition practices, sculpture, ceramics or other categories, so those details should be determined from the individual object and reliable catalogue records.
Market and appraisal context
The available evidence supports a restrained market framework. Metzkes is identified as a painter, draftsman and graphic artist, making the distinction between a painting, drawing and other graphic work an important starting point when selecting comparisons. Appraisily maintains an auction-price page for the artist, but this source pack supplies no individual comparable lots, realized prices, edition details, provenance histories, condition reports or major-auction-house analysis. Any appraisal should therefore rely on verified, object-appropriate public sale records when they are available. The present research does not support a price forecast, market-trend claim or conclusion about the authenticity of a particular work.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Drawings and graphic works
Value drivers
- Classification of the object as a painting, drawing, or other graphic work
- Availability of relevant public auction-price records for comparison
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains no lot-level examples, realized prices, edition information, condition reports, provenance records, or analysis from a major auction house.
- No price trend, market direction, scarcity claim, or object-level attribution conclusion can be supported from the collected evidence.
- The death year is supplied by VIAF but is not independently corroborated by another authority excerpt in the source pack.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Harald Metzkes 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 Harald Metzkes artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.