Karel Auction Prices and Value Guide
Karel auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 453 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Karel auction prices: quick answer
Karel auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Karel
- Source records
- 453
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Karel market snapshot
Karel shows developing auction liquidity with 15 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,080. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-02-15.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (46.2% · 6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (15.4% · 2 sales)
- $10,000+ (38.5% · 5 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 0
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-02-15
Artist context
About Karel
Karel is presently an unresolved name in Appraisily’s auction index rather than a securely identified artist. The collected authority sources lead to Karel Domin, a Czech botanist, university educator, and politician, but they do not identify him as the creator represented by the auction records. The public market page also connects the heading with the different name Klaus Fischer, which raises the possibility that records from multiple creators have been grouped together. Until signatures, catalogue descriptions, nationalities, dates, or other identifying details can be reconciled at lot level, Appraisily should not assign this page Karel Domin’s life dates, occupations, portrait, or authority identifiers. Collectors may still encounter objects catalogued simply as “Karel,” but that name alone is insufficient for reliable entity matching, authorship, or biographical description.
Common works and media
The source pack does not support a reliable description of characteristic works by one identified artist named Karel. The current auction aggregation references paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, decorative art, and editions, but these broad categories may reflect records from different creators. Each object should therefore be classified from its own catalogue description and identifying evidence rather than treated as representative of a single established body of work.
Market and appraisal context
Auction results under the Karel heading should be interpreted cautiously because the underlying artist identity has not been resolved. A useful comparison requires confirmation that each candidate lot represents the same creator, followed by comparison of medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, provenance, signature or inscriptions, edition information, and attribution language. The current public page spans several broad categories and gives inconsistent record totals, making its aggregate price statistics unsuitable as stand-alone valuation evidence. Comparable sales become more meaningful only after the creator and object type are matched and reporting conventions, including possible buyer’s premiums, are reviewed consistently.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings recorded under the unresolved Karel heading
- Works on paper and prints recorded under the unresolved Karel heading
- Sculpture and mixed media recorded under the unresolved Karel heading
- Decorative art and editions recorded under the unresolved Karel heading
Value drivers
- Compare medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration history, provenance, and attribution confidence before treating records under this heading as comparable.
- Review signatures, inscriptions, edition details, exhibition history, and catalogue references when they are available.
- Use only public auction records for works whose creator and physical characteristics have been independently matched.
Appraisal caveats
- The bare name may combine records belonging to different creators; the public page currently lists both Karel and Klaus Fischer as matched names. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/karel/
- The public page describes 15 tracked lots in one section but 14 records and 12 priced records in another, so its summary statistics require reconciliation. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/karel/
- Public auction results are preliminary appraisal evidence; private transactions, incomplete feeds, reporting conventions, condition, and attribution changes may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/karel/
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, thin source quality.
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
- Wikidata library authority
- IdRef library authority
- VIAF library authority
Recent sale records
Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

lot de livres d esth tique de l art · Dogny Auction · 2015-12-01 lot de livres d esth tique de l art Dogny Auction · 2015-12-01

karel christiaan appel dutch 1921 2006 cat on cat on green 1977 color lithograph · Gray's Auctioneers · 2015-05-06 karel christiaan appel dutch 1921 2006 cat on cat on green 1977 color lithograph Gray's Auctioneers · 2015-05-06

karel christiaan appel dutch 1921 2006 pagliacci 1984 color lithograph · Gray's Auctioneers · 2015-05-06 karel christiaan appel dutch 1921 2006 pagliacci 1984 color lithograph Gray's Auctioneers · 2015-05-06

karel christiaan appel dutch b 1921 2006 jumping dog from the circus series 1978 painted wood · Gray's Auctioneers · 2014-11-05 karel christiaan appel dutch b 1921 2006 jumping dog from the circus series 1978 painted wood Gray's Auctioneers · 2014-11-05

karel christiaan appel 1921 2006 painting · J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC · 2014-07-31 karel christiaan appel 1921 2006 painting J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC · 2014-07-31

hurricane · Christie's · 2007-12-04 hurricane Christie's · 2007-12-04
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 Karel 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 Karel artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.