Michael Parkes Auction Prices and Value Guide

Michael Parkes auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 534 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Michael Parkes auction prices: quick answer

Michael Parkes auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Michael Parkes
Source records
534
Market update
2026-02-16

Michael Parkes market snapshot

Michael Parkes shows deep auction liquidity with 166 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $425. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (82.1% · 92 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (15.2% · 17 sales)
  • $10,000+ (2.7% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,100
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
22
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-03

Artist context

About Michael Parkes

Michael Parkes portrait
Maria Parkes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Born

1944

Nationality

American

Michael Parkes, born in 1944, is an American artist identified by library authorities as a painter and printmaker. Public biographical material describes him as American-born and living in Spain, with work associated with fantasy art and magic realism. His practice spans painting, stone lithography and sculpture, while published images also circulate as limited-edition Giclée works and posters. This range helps explain why collectors may encounter his imagery in materially different forms, from original paintings and sculptural objects to editioned prints and reproductions. Parkes is best approached through both his distinctive imaginative context and the specific medium of the object under review. The available authority records establish his identity and birth year securely, but the collected source pack offers less institution-grade detail about his chronology, exhibitions and individual bodies of work. Those areas should therefore be described cautiously unless stronger documentation accompanies a particular object.

Magic realismPaintingStone lithographySculptureLimited-edition Giclée imagesFantasy imagery

Common works and media

Commonly documented work types include paintings, stone lithographs, sculptures, limited-edition Giclée images, and posters. The imagery is associated with fantasy art and magic realism. Because similar compositions may circulate in different formats, an appraisal should identify the physical medium and determine whether the object is an original work, an editioned image, or a poster before selecting comparable lots.

Market and appraisal context

Michael Parkes works may appear in auction and appraisal contexts as paintings, stone lithographs, sculptures, limited-edition Giclée images, or posters. The first useful distinction is therefore the object's medium and type. For an editioned image, the edition status should also be established before comparisons are selected. The collected sources do not provide accessible lot-level evidence sufficient to publish price ranges, record prices, or market trends. Comparable sales should be chosen only after the work type and edition category are identified, because a painting, lithograph, Giclée image, sculpture, and poster represent materially different comparison groups.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Stone lithographs
  • Sculptures
  • Limited-edition Giclée images
  • Posters

Value drivers

  1. Medium and object type, including the distinction among paintings, stone lithographs, sculpture, Giclée images, and posters
  2. Edition status for works issued as limited-edition Giclée images

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected pack does not contain accessible lot-level results from a major auction house, so it does not support price ranges, auction records, or market-trend claims.
  • The Appraisily artist page was rate-limited during collection; its individual auction records were not available for verification.
  • Posters, Giclée images, and stone lithographs should not be treated as interchangeable work types.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Michael Parkes

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Michael Parkes 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 Michael Parkes artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.