Pio Joris Auction Prices and Value Guide
Pio Joris auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 179 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Pio Joris auction prices: quick answer
Pio Joris auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Pio Joris
- Source records
- 179
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Pio Joris market snapshot
Pio Joris shows solid auction liquidity with 124 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-25.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (65.7% · 44 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (31.3% · 21 sales)
- $10,000+ (3.0% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $240
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 11
- Median shift vs prior year
- +20.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-25
Artist context
About Pio Joris
Born
1843
Died
1921
Nationality
Italian
Pio Joris (1843–1921) was an Italian painter and engraver who is also described as a watercolorist. Library and artist-name authority records consistently identify him as an Italian artist and confirm his lifespan, providing a stable basis for matching his name across museum, library, and auction records. Italian biographical material places Joris within the Roman circle of artists influenced by Mariano Fortuny, although that association has not been confirmed here by an institution-grade narrative source. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings, watercolors, engravings, and other works on paper. Because these media can represent materially different objects and markets, identifying the technique is an important first step when researching a possible work by Joris. Authority records also reveal a separate entry under the spelling “Pio Jorris,” making careful comparison of signatures, catalogue descriptions, and established identity records advisable rather than assuming that every similar name refers to the same artist.
Roman circle influenced by Mariano FortunyPaintingEngravingWatercolor
Common works and media
Works associated with Pio Joris may appear as paintings, watercolors, engravings, and other works on paper. The collected sources do not provide enough reliable detail to define recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, or a complete catalogue of his production.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal research for Pio Joris should begin by identifying whether the object is a painting, watercolor, engraving, or another work on paper. Comparable auction records are most useful when the work type and medium align with the object being assessed. Sale date, realized price, attribution wording, dimensions, condition, provenance, and supporting inscriptions should be evaluated when those details are supplied by the relevant lot record; the collected source pack does not establish artist-specific effects for each factor. The variant “Pio Jorris” found in a separate authority cluster also warrants caution during name matching. Available auction records can provide market context, but they should not be read as a guaranteed valuation or price forecast.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Watercolors
- Engravings and other works on paper
Value drivers
- Work type and medium should be matched when selecting comparable auction records because Joris is documented as a painter, engraver, and watercolorist.
- Attribution should be checked against the artist's established identity and authority records, particularly because a separate authority cluster uses the spelling Jorris.
- Sale date, realized price, and the comparability of individual lots should be reviewed within the available auction-record set rather than treated as a prediction of value.
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no fetched major-auction-house catalogue text, so artist-specific price patterns, subjects, provenance effects, and condition effects cannot be characterized reliably.
- The separate VIAF record for “Pio Jorris” appears related by lifespan and place associations, but the source pack does not conclusively establish whether that spelling should be treated as an alias.
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 Pio Joris 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 Pio Joris artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.