Jean Clemmer Auction Prices and Value Guide
Jean Clemmer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 187 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Jean Clemmer auction prices: quick answer
Jean Clemmer auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Jean Clemmer
- Source records
- 187
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Jean Clemmer market snapshot
Jean Clemmer shows deep auction liquidity with 164 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-20.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (47.8% · 33 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (52.2% · 36 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $4,600
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-20
Artist context
About Jean Clemmer
Born
1926
Died
2001
Jean Clemmer (1926–2001) is identified in international authority records as a photographer. VIAF connects records maintained by several national libraries, while Wikidata supplies a stable public entity identifier. The available source pack does not establish his nationality, training, career chronology, artistic movement, preferred photographic processes, or recurring subjects, so those details should not be inferred from the name alone. Collectors may encounter Clemmer through public auction records, but careful identity matching is especially important because the current market dataset also contains results matched to the name John Clemmer. A reliable assessment should therefore compare the photographed subject, process, date, dimensions, inscriptions, stamps, provenance, and any publication or exhibition references with securely attributed examples. Further museum, archive, or estate documentation would be needed to present a fuller account of Clemmer's artistic practice.
Photography
Common works and media
Photography is the only work type established by the collected identity authorities. The auction page also assigns matched records to broad categories including paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions, but the source pack does not verify that these categories accurately describe Clemmer's practice. Photographic process, subject, printing date, edition status, dimensions, stamps, inscriptions, and provenance should therefore be checked at lot level before categorizing or valuing a work.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's public market page reports matched auction activity dated from 2009 through 2025, with 78 priced records among 183 listed records and an observed range of $312 to $5,490. These figures describe the collected dataset, not a price prediction for an individual work. Appraisal should begin by confirming that a lot belongs to photographer Jean Clemmer rather than another similarly named person. Medium and process, dimensions, date, condition, inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition or catalogue history, and comparable public sales can all affect interpretation. Results should also be compared on a like-for-like basis because reported totals may treat fees differently, while private sales and incomplete feeds remain outside the visible record.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and career period
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction sales for works with similar characteristics
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and attribution changes may not be represented.
- Reported auction totals may handle buyer's premiums or fees differently.
- The public auction dataset matches both Jean Clemmer and John Clemmer; each lot requires identity review before it can confidently be attributed to this photographer.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- 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 Jean Clemmer 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 Jean Clemmer artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.