Panagiotis Tetsis Auction Prices and Value Guide
Panagiotis Tetsis auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 189 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Panagiotis Tetsis auction prices: quick answer
Panagiotis Tetsis auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Panagiotis Tetsis
- Source records
- 189
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Panagiotis Tetsis market snapshot
Panagiotis Tetsis shows solid auction liquidity with 136 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (5.5% · 5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (64.8% · 59 sales)
- $10,000+ (29.7% · 27 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $6,500
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 12
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-03
Artist context
About Panagiotis Tetsis
Panagiotis Tetsis (1925–2016) was a Greek painter and graphic artist born on the island of Hydra, whose luminous seascapes and landscapes place him among the leading post-impressionist painters of modern Greece. He trained at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1943–1949) before continuing his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1953–1956) on a Greek state scholarship, where he also studied engraving. Active from the mid-1940s and based primarily in Athens, Tetsis drew lifelong inspiration from the sea and light of his native Hydra, producing oils, watercolours, and prints that bridge Greek landscape tradition with broader European post-impressionism. Collectors encounter his work most often through Greek and international auctions, where his marine subjects and figure studies are consistently represented.
Post-Impressionismoil paintingprintmaking / engravingworks on paperseascapes and marine viewslandscapesfigure studies
Common works and media
Oil paintings of seascapes and coastal views (especially Hydra), landscape paintings, figure studies, and graphic works including engravings and prints. Mediums range from oil on canvas to watercolour, ink, and printmaking plates. Subjects are dominated by marine views, island landscapes, port scenes, and figurative compositions.
Market and appraisal context
Tetsis's work appears regularly at auction in Greece and at major international houses offering Greek art sales. His oil-on-canvas seascapes—particularly views of Hydra and the Saronic Gulf—are the most commonly traded category. Smaller-format works, works on paper, and prints provide accessible entry points. Value depends on size, subject (marine views tend to be strongest), period, provenance, and condition. Attribution should reference the artist's established exhibition record; prints and multiples should be checked for edition details and plate signatures.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- No public auction records were included in the source pack; market observations are inferred from the artist's documented output and medium. Specific price ranges should not be quoted without comparable sale data.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF (OCLC) library authority
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
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