Robyn Denny Auction Prices and Value Guide

Robyn Denny auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 566 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Robyn Denny auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Robyn Denny
Source records
566
Market update
2026-02-06

Robyn Denny market snapshot

Robyn Denny shows deep auction liquidity with 330 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 24 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (71.8% · 176 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (20.4% · 50 sales)
  • $10,000+ (7.8% · 19 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$300
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
24
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-10

Artist context

About Robyn Denny

Born

1930

Died

2014

Nationality

British

Also known as

Edward Maurice Fitzgerald Denny

Robyn Denny (1930–2014), born Edward Maurice Fitzgerald Denny in Abinger, Surrey, was a British abstract painter, printmaker, draughtsman, designer and teacher. He studied at St Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art during the 1950s and became part of a generation that brought British abstraction into closer dialogue with American Abstract Expressionism and colour-field painting. His early work joined energetic handling and lettering with an interest in modern urban space. By the early 1960s, he was producing restrained, flat-finished compositions in muted colours, often organized around geometric forms that evoke doors or architectural interiors. Denny participated in the influential Place and Situation exhibitions, represented Britain at the 1966 Venice Biennale, and received a Tate retrospective in 1973. Collectors encounter his work through paintings, prints, drawings, editions and public-design projects, including the vitreous-enamel panels made for London's Embankment Underground Station.

British abstract artAbstract Expressionism influenceAmerican colour-field painting influenceOil on canvasPaintingPrintmakingDrawingUrban spaceGeometric structures suggesting doorways and architectural featuresLettering within gestural abstraction in early works

Common works and media

Works encountered in appraisal and auction settings include abstract paintings, prints, drawings and other works on paper. Denny's paintings may range from early gestural compositions incorporating lettering to the muted, geometrically structured canvases associated with the early 1960s; oil on canvas is documented on his official site. Prints and editions require attention to technique, edition details, inscriptions and condition. His broader practice also included design and public art, notably vitreous-enamel panels, although architectural commissions should be distinguished from portable studio works.

Market and appraisal context

Robyn Denny auction results should be compared by work type rather than treated as a single market. Medium, scale, date and relationship to a documented phase of his career can shape comparability, as can condition, restoration, surface quality, signature and inscriptions. For prints and other multiples, edition information and impression condition also matter. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references and attribution confidence can strengthen identification, while recent public sales of genuinely similar works provide a more useful benchmark than an artist-wide median. Reported auction prices may use different conventions for premiums and fees, and public records do not capture every private transaction. A sound appraisal therefore combines object-level examination with carefully matched public comparables.

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 position 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 comparable public auction sales for works of similar type
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction results are starting points rather than complete appraisals.
  • Reported results may differ in their treatment of buyer's premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, condition differences, and revised attributions may not be represented.
  • Authentication and first-hand condition assessment may materially affect an appraisal.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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 Robyn Denny

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Robyn Denny 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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