Robert Beauchamp Auction Prices and Value Guide

Robert Beauchamp auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 356 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Robert Beauchamp auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Robert Beauchamp
Source records
356
Market update
2026-02-06

Robert Beauchamp market snapshot

Robert Beauchamp shows deep auction liquidity with 190 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-18.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (83.3% · 65 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (16.7% · 13 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$350
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
17
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-18

Artist context

About Robert Beauchamp

Born

1923

Died

1995

Nationality

American

Robert Beauchamp (1923–1995) was an American painter and arts educator associated with a forceful form of postwar figuration. Accounts of his development describe a movement from abstraction toward recognizable figures and creatures, while retaining expressive color, emotional intensity, and an active painted surface. He studied with Hans Hofmann and received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Dedicated records at the Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Art provide institutional anchors for identifying him separately from other people named Robert Beauchamp. Collectors most often encounter his paintings and drawings, including works whose figures can appear theatrical, unsettling, humorous, or deliberately ambiguous. Auction listings also place his name across works on paper, prints, editions, sculpture, and mixed-media categories. Because his output crosses media and shifts between abstract and figurative language, careful identification should consider the object itself, its date, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and its relationship to securely attributed examples.

Figurative artExpressionistic figurationPaintingDrawing and other works on paperPrints and editionsSculpture and mixed mediaFiguresDramatic creatures

Common works and media

Works attributed to Robert Beauchamp commonly appear as paintings and drawings or other works on paper. Public auction categories also include prints and editions, sculpture, and mixed media. Figurative compositions featuring emotionally charged humanlike forms or dramatic creatures are especially relevant to his documented artistic context, although accounts also describe an earlier or continuing relationship with abstraction. Each object should be assessed by medium, support, dimensions, date, inscriptions, condition, provenance, and attribution evidence.

Market and appraisal context

Robert Beauchamp auction results should be compared within the same medium and work type rather than reduced to a single artist-wide price. Paintings, drawings, prints, editions, and three-dimensional works can occupy different markets. Dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, surface quality, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, signature or inscriptions, and attribution confidence may all affect appraisal conclusions. For editioned material, the edition size, impression number, and completeness should also be checked. Recent public results for closely comparable works are generally more informative than an overall median. Published auction data remains incomplete: private transactions may be absent, some records lack prices or photographs, and reported amounts may treat buyer premiums and fees differently.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, creation date, and position within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction results for works similar in medium, size, date, and subject
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
  • Reported results may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, attribution changes, and works without published prices may not be represented.
  • Authentication and a direct condition examination can materially alter an appraisal conclusion.

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 Robert Beauchamp

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Robert Beauchamp 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 Robert Beauchamp artwork?

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