Lucien Frank Auction Prices and Value Guide
Lucien Frank auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 264 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Lucien Frank auction prices: quick answer
Lucien Frank auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Lucien Frank
- Source records
- 264
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Lucien Frank market snapshot
Lucien Frank shows solid auction liquidity with 125 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (47.8% · 43 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (50.0% · 45 sales)
- $10,000+ (2.2% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $320
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-24
Artist context
About Lucien Frank
Born
1857
Died
1920
Nationality
Belgian
Lucien Frank (1857–1920) was a Belgian painter whose public authority records distinguish him as an artist active around the turn of the twentieth century. Biographical references associate him with Impressionism and describe him more specifically as a landscape painter. The surviving examples represented in the collected source material show a varied but coherent range of subjects: wooded paths, coastal or marine views, flowers, animals, and figures moving through rural settings. One documented landscape depicts the Wolvenweg in Tervueren, while other examples include poppies, chickens in a yard, and a nocturnal homecoming scene. These records suggest why collectors most often encounter Frank through atmospheric easel paintings rather than through prints, sculpture, or decorative art. His identity and lifespan are supported by Wikidata and VIAF authority records, although the available source pack provides less institution-grade detail about his training, exhibitions, and artistic development.
ImpressionismOil on canvasLandscapes and wooded pathsMarine scenesRural life and animalsFlowers
Common works and media
The collected examples are predominantly paintings, especially oils on canvas. Subjects include wooded landscapes, marine views, poppies and other floral imagery, chickens and rural yards, and figures in outdoor or nocturnal settings. No reliable evidence in the source pack establishes a significant market for Lucien Frank prints, editions, sculpture, ceramics, or posters, so such objects should not be treated as typical without further documentation.
Market and appraisal context
Works attributed to Lucien Frank should be assessed individually rather than from the artist’s name alone. The collected examples include oils on canvas in landscape, marine, floral, and rural subjects, with some records noting dimensions and a signature. Those details help identify relevant comparisons, but they do not by themselves establish authenticity or value. Appraisal should consider the medium and support, size, subject, execution date when known, signature, condition, provenance, and strength of attribution. Comparable public sales are most useful when the works closely match in type, scale, subject, and documentation. The source pack includes one captioned 2022 auction result for a marine painting, but that isolated record is insufficient for a general price prediction or market trend.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Oil paintings on canvas
- Landscape paintings
- Marine and rural-subject paintings
Value drivers
- Medium and support, including whether a work is documented as oil on canvas
- Dimensions and the presence and placement of a signature
- Subject matter, including landscape, marine, rural, animal, and floral imagery
- Comparable public auction records, with attention to sale date, dimensions, and realized price
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no accessible museum biography, catalogue raisonné, or major auction-house artist profile.
- One collected auction caption records a realized price, but a single result is not sufficient to establish a price level or trend.
- Condition, provenance, attribution, date of execution, and direct comparison with genuinely similar works require object-specific evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Lucien Frank 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 Lucien Frank artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.