Robert Hopkin Auction Prices and Value Guide

Robert Hopkin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 209 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Robert Hopkin auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Robert Hopkin
Source records
209
Market update
2026-02-06

Robert Hopkin market snapshot

Robert Hopkin shows solid auction liquidity with 102 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-14.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (62.0% · 44 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (38.0% · 27 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$750
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
11
Median shift vs prior year
+25.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-14

Artist context

About Robert Hopkin

Robert Hopkin portrait
Detroit Free Press · Public domain · Source

Born

1832

Died

1909

Nationality

British, American

Robert Hopkin (1832–1909) was a British-born American painter. A secondary biographical source also describes him as Scottish-American and identifies marine painting and scenic design among his activities. Because the collected authority records disagree on whether he was born in 1831 or 1832, Appraisily uses 1832 provisionally while preserving that conflict for further research. Hopkin is most readily understood in the context of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American painting, with maritime subject matter the clearest documented specialization in the available source pack. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings and, in auction databases, across broader classifications that include works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions. Those labels should be treated as database categories rather than proof that every listed object is characteristic of his established practice. Linked Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and RKD records help distinguish this Robert Hopkin from similarly named people.

PaintingMarine subjects

Common works and media

Hopkin is principally identified as a painter, with marine subject matter documented by the available secondary biography. Appraisily's matched auction records also use broader classifications such as paintings, works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions. Because some categories may reflect database classification rather than a well-documented part of Hopkin's practice, the object's medium, signature, inscriptions, provenance, and attribution should be checked before treating it as characteristic or selecting comparable sales.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's public market page reports matched auction records spanning 2004–2026, with 120 records and 87 priced records when the source pack was collected. Useful appraisal comparisons align works by medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, provenance, attribution confidence, and any exhibition or catalogue references. Edition details also matter for prints and other multiples. Public realized prices can orient a valuation, but they are not a stand-alone appraisal: reporting may differ on premiums and fees, auction feeds can be incomplete, and private sales or later attribution changes may be absent. The broad auction-category mix warrants object-level verification before selecting comparable lots.

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, date, and relationship to 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. Subject matter, rarity, and comparable public auction records

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Reported auction prices may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees.
  • The broad category labels require object-level verification before selecting comparable works.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate 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 Robert Hopkin

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Robert Hopkin 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 Hopkin artwork?

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