Paul Blanca Auction Prices and Value Guide
Paul Blanca auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 279 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Paul Blanca auction prices: quick answer
Paul Blanca auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Paul Blanca
- Source records
- 279
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Paul Blanca market snapshot
Paul Blanca shows solid auction liquidity with 121 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $375. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (78.3% · 65 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (21.7% · 18 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $450
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 9
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-03
Artist context
About Paul Blanca
Born
1958
Died
2021
Nationality
Dutch
Also known as
Paul Vlaswinkel
Paul Blanca (born Paul Vlaswinkel; 1958–2021) was a Dutch photographer known especially for confrontational portrait and self-portrait imagery. Authority records identify him as a photographer and distinguish him through stable identifiers maintained by Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN. Public biographical material describes a strand of self-portraiture in which Blanca subjected his own body to staged acts involving blades, wire, arrows, nails, and stitching. One widely noted photograph shows a crying Mickey Mouse figure cut into his back. These works place physical vulnerability, performance, and the photographed body at the center of his practice, although the available source pack does not support assigning him to a formal art movement. Collectors are most likely to encounter Blanca through photographs offered under his name, particularly portraits and self-portraits. Because the evidence is weighted toward authority records and Wikipedia rather than a museum, estate, or catalogue raisonné, detailed chronology, series titles, and institutional context should be treated cautiously.
PhotographyPortraitureBody-centered self-portraiture
Common works and media
Public sources identify Blanca as a photographer and particularly document his portraits and body-centered self-portraits. Auction or appraisal objects may therefore include photographic prints credited to him, but the source pack does not establish particular print processes, edition sizes, dimensions, publication formats, or named series. Those object-level details should be verified directly from the work and its documentation.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by confirming that the object is a photographic work by Paul Blanca and matching the credited name to established authority identifiers. The image matters: a documented self-portrait or portrait connected to his known body-centered practice may require different comparables from an unidentified photograph. When available, compare the same image or closely related examples by sale date, format, and realized price; the collected Appraisily signal indicates auction coverage, but the source pack does not expose individual lot records. Edition information, print date, process, dimensions, signature or inscription, provenance, and condition should be documented before choosing comparables. This research does not support a price forecast, market-trend claim, or assertion that any subject or format is scarce.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Photographs
- Portrait and self-portrait photographs
Value drivers
- Identification of the image as a documented portrait or body-centered self-portrait
- Attribution and identity matching against established authority records
- Comparable public auction records for the same image or closely related photographs, when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not expose individual auction lots, realized prices, editions, print dates, photographic processes, dimensions, provenance, or condition details.
- No price trend, scarcity conclusion, or price forecast can be supported from this source pack alone.
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 Paul Blanca 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 Paul Blanca artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.