Howard Behrens Auction Prices and Value Guide
Howard Behrens auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,405 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Howard Behrens auction prices: quick answer
Howard Behrens auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Howard Behrens
- Source records
- 1,405
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Howard Behrens market snapshot
Howard Behrens shows deep auction liquidity with 427 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 59 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-22.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (62.1% · 141 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (37.0% · 84 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.9% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $125
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 59
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-22
Artist context
About Howard Behrens
Born
1933
Died
2014
Nationality
American
Also known as
Howard Chesner Behrens
Howard Behrens (1933–2014) was an American painter whose authority records appear in Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and the Library of Congress. Public biographical sources also describe him as a popular artist and identify his fuller name as Howard Chesner Behrens. Collectors may encounter his work as original art as well as limited- and open-edition images. Contemporary accounts summarized in the collected sources indicate that his work circulated through galleries and cruise-ship auctions, helping explain its presence in resale and appraisal settings. The available evidence securely establishes Behrens’s identity, nationality, life years, and occupation as a painter. It does not, however, provide institution-grade support for a particular movement, signature subject, named series, or detailed chronology. Those attributes should therefore be assessed from the individual object and stronger work-specific documentation rather than inferred from the artist’s name alone.
PaintingLimited and open editions
Common works and media
Authority data identifies Behrens as a painter, while public biographical sources report that collectors may encounter both original works and editioned images. Limited and open editions should not be treated as interchangeable with original paintings. The collected evidence does not securely identify particular subjects, techniques, edition sizes, or named series, so those details should be established from the object and its accompanying documentation.
Market and appraisal context
Howard Behrens market research should begin by determining whether an object is an original work, a limited edition, or an open edition, since the collected sources show that more than one type circulated publicly. Comparisons should remain within the same work and edition class whenever possible. Appraisily’s artist page is designed to organize auction records that may include sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots, but the present source pack contains no major-auction-house catalogue evidence supporting a general price trend. Artist identification should be checked against established authority records, while any conclusion about a particular object should remain tied to its own documentation and relevant public sales evidence.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Original works of art
- Limited-edition works
- Open-edition works
Value drivers
- Whether the object is an original work, a limited edition, or an open edition
- Comparison with relevant public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when available
- Consistency of the identified artist with established authority records
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains no major-auction-house catalogue entry documenting particular works, estimates, or realized prices.
- The available sources do not support a price trend, scarcity claim, or prediction of future value.
- The source pack does not establish specific edition sizes, techniques, subjects, or named series.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Howard Behrens 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 Howard Behrens artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.