Richard Anuszkiewicz Auction Prices and Value Guide

Richard Anuszkiewicz auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,738 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Richard Anuszkiewicz auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Source records
1,738
Market update
2026-02-06

Richard Anuszkiewicz market snapshot

Richard Anuszkiewicz shows very deep auction liquidity with 937 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 78 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-07.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (56.8% · 411 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (21.2% · 153 sales)
  • $10,000+ (22.0% · 159 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$600
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
78
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-07

Artist context

About Richard Anuszkiewicz

Born

1930

Died

2020

Nationality

American

Also known as

Richard Joseph Anuszkiewicz, Anuskiewicz, Richard

Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930–2020) was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor associated with Op Art and nonobjective geometric abstraction. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he developed a precise visual language in which strong colors and repeated geometric structures create changing optical effects. His study with Josef Albers helped shape his sustained interest in color interaction and perception. Rather than depicting recognizable scenes, Anuszkiewicz organized lines, fields, and contrasting hues so that flat compositions could appear to vibrate, advance, recede, or shift in space. Collectors encounter his work across paintings, prints and other graphic works, and sculpture. His recognized position within postwar Op Art and the presence of his work in museum and authority records make accurate identity and object matching important. Appraisal research should distinguish original works from reproductions while considering the medium and the object's relationship to his established geometric, color-centered practice.

Op ArtNonobjective geometric abstractionPaintingPrintmakingSculptureOptical effects produced through interacting colorsGeometric nonobjective compositions

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter nonobjective geometric paintings, prints and other graphic works, and sculpture by Richard Anuszkiewicz. His documented practice emphasizes precise geometric structures, sharply related colors, and optical effects created by adjacent hues. Prints should be checked for edition and production details, while any attributed painting or sculpture requires object-specific examination and provenance research.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by determining whether an object is a painting, print, graphic work, sculpture, or reproduction. Its materials, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, signature, and edition information may matter, but those object-level details require direct examination and documentation. Comparisons should favor works of the same type that share relevant geometric and color-based characteristics. Public auction records can provide sale dates, realized prices, and comparable-lot context when sufficiently similar examples are available, but historical results are not price guarantees. The collected sources establish Anuszkiewicz's identity and principal artistic practice; they do not provide enough lot-level evidence to rank or value an individual object.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Prints and graphic works
  • Sculpture

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium, including whether the object is a painting, print, or sculpture
  2. Consistency with Anuszkiewicz's documented use of geometric form, interacting colors, and optical effects
  3. Relevant public auction comparisons, including sale dates, realized prices, and closely comparable work types when records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not include lot-level evidence about dimensions, condition, provenance, signatures, dates, or editions, so it cannot support an object-specific valuation.
  • Historical auction results are comparison evidence and do not guarantee a future sale price.
  • The relative auction frequency of paintings, prints, sculptures, and other work types is not established by the collected material.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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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 Richard Anuszkiewicz

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Richard Anuszkiewicz 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 Richard Anuszkiewicz artwork?

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