Richard Bloos Auction Prices and Value Guide

Richard Bloos auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 194 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Richard Bloos auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Richard Bloos
Source records
194
Market update
2026-02-06

Richard Bloos market snapshot

Richard Bloos shows solid auction liquidity with 77 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (70.6% · 24 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (20.6% · 7 sales)
  • $10,000+ (8.8% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$70
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
11
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-11

Artist context

About Richard Bloos

Born

1878

Died

1957

Nationality

German

Richard Bloos (1878–1957) was a German painter and etcher whose work is associated in secondary reference material with the Düsseldorf school and described as influenced by Impressionism. International authority records establish a consistent identity for Bloos across Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and the German National Library. VIAF also records sculpture among his occupations, although the supplied evidence offers less detail about that part of his practice. Indexed titles such as Bistro, Rue Mouffetard, Bouquinistes, and Cathédrale de Rouen point to an interest in cafés, street life, booksellers, architecture, and recognizable urban locations, especially in France. Collectors may therefore encounter Bloos through paintings or graphic works depicting city environments and everyday public life. The available sources securely establish his identity, lifespan, nationality, and principal roles, but they provide only a limited biographical account and do not document a complete chronology of his career.

Düsseldorf schoolInfluenced by ImpressionismPaintingEtchingSculptureParisian street, café, and bookseller scenesUrban architecture and landmarks

Common works and media

The source pack most clearly supports paintings and etchings, with sculpture additionally recorded by VIAF. Authority-indexed titles include Bistro, Rue Mouffetard, Bouche de chaleur, Bouquinistes, and Cathédrale de Rouen. These titles suggest that urban streets, cafés, booksellers, architectural landmarks, and scenes of everyday public life are useful subjects to consider when researching a possible Bloos work. The supplied evidence does not establish edition sizes, preferred dimensions, signature formats, or a definitive catalogue of works.

Market and appraisal context

A Richard Bloos appraisal should begin by establishing whether the object is a painting, an etching or another work on paper, or a sculpture, since authority records associate him with all three forms. Subject and title can also matter when selecting comparisons: VIAF indexes works connected with Parisian street life and Rouen architecture. Useful auction comparisons should match the object as closely as possible in medium, subject, dimensions, date, attribution, and physical state, and should be assessed using sale dates and realized prices rather than estimates alone. The collected sources do not expose enough lot-level evidence to support a price forecast, market trend, or claim of rarity.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Etchings and other works on paper
  • Sculpture

Value drivers

  1. Correct identification of the medium and work type, particularly the distinction between a painting, an etching, and a sculpture
  2. Subject and title identification, including comparison with authority-indexed titles connected with Paris and Rouen
  3. Comparison with relevant public auction records, including sale date, realized price, medium, dimensions, and lot description when those records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack does not provide accessible individual auction-lot descriptions or realized prices, so it does not support conclusions about price trends, scarcity, or a typical value range.
  • An occupation recorded by an authority file does not establish how frequently works in that medium appear at auction.
  • Attribution, signature, condition, dimensions, provenance, and sale venue should be verified from the individual object and relevant comparable records before forming a valuation opinion.

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 Richard Bloos

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Richard Bloos 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 Bloos artwork?

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