Robert Dickerson Auction Prices and Value Guide

Robert Dickerson auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 2,596 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Robert Dickerson auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Robert Dickerson
Source records
2,596
Market update
2026-02-06

Robert Dickerson market snapshot

Robert Dickerson shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,532 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 61 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (16.6% · 164 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (69.7% · 688 sales)
  • $10,000+ (13.7% · 135 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$4,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
61
Median shift vs prior year
+17.6%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-03

Artist context

About Robert Dickerson

Born

1924

Died

2015

Nationality

Australian

Also known as

Robert Henry Dickerson

Robert Henry Dickerson (1924–2015) was an Australian figurative painter associated with the Antipodeans, a group represented in a Melbourne exhibition in 1959. His identity and life years are recorded across Wikidata, VIAF and Getty ULAN, while available biographical sources place the human figure at the center of his practice. Collectors encounter Dickerson through portraits, solitary figures and scenes drawn from ordinary public life. Authority-linked titles such as The Bathers, Boy in Street, In the Park, Man Sleeping on the Steps and Portrait of John Perceval reinforce this figurative emphasis, alongside sporting and leisure subjects. Paintings form the clearest part of his documented practice, although auction records also classify works on paper, prints and other object types under his name. His substantial public auction footprint means examples appear regularly in appraisal contexts, but individual works still require careful comparison by medium, date, condition, provenance and attribution.

AntipodeansAustralian figurative artPaintingWorks on paper and printsHuman figures and portraitsStreet, park, bathing, sporting and other scenes of everyday life

Common works and media

Dickerson is primarily documented as a figurative painter. Authority-linked work titles point to portraits, solitary people, bathers, street and park scenes, sporting subjects and observations of everyday life. Paintings, works on paper and prints are the clearest appraisal categories in the supplied sources. The current auction index also includes records classified as sculpture, mixed media, decorative art and editions, although its own summary describes category concentration as broad or sparse. Those secondary classifications should therefore be checked against the individual object's medium, signature, provenance and attribution rather than treated as a definitive catalogue of Dickerson's practice.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched public auction summary reports a median realized result around $4,000 and a broad cluster from roughly $2,000 to $6,750, but those figures should not be treated as a price prediction for an individual work. Dickerson records span different media, sizes, dates, subjects and conditions. A credible appraisal should prioritize close comparables and examine the support, dimensions, execution date, condition and restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition status where relevant, provenance, exhibition or catalogue history, and attribution confidence. Reported totals may include buyer premiums or fees, while public feeds do not capture every private transaction or later attribution change. The supplied market page also presents differing record counts, which should be reconciled before those counts are reused elsewhere.

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, execution date and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history and catalogue references
  5. Recent public auction results for works comparable in medium, size, date, subject and condition
  6. Subject matter, rarity and current market demand

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 Dickerson

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Robert Dickerson 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.

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