Rudolf Petrik Auction Prices and Value Guide
Rudolf Petrik auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 275 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Rudolf Petrik auction prices: quick answer
Rudolf Petrik auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Rudolf Petrik
- Source records
- 275
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Rudolf Petrik market snapshot
Rudolf Petrik shows deep auction liquidity with 252 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $280. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 66 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-28.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (100.0% · 16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 66
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-28
Artist context
About Rudolf Petrik
Born
1922
Died
1991
Nationality
Austrian
Rudolf Petrik (1922–1991) is identified by VIAF as an Austrian artist. His authority record connects the name with identifiers maintained by Wikidata, the German National Library, ISNI, Getty’s Union List of Artist Names, and other research databases. The same record references a publication concerning Petrik’s paintings and objects from 1945 to 1978, indicating that both painted and object-based work belong in discussions of his documented practice. The available public source pack does not establish a movement, school, training history, exhibition chronology, or recurring subject matter, so those details should not be inferred from the name alone. Collectors may encounter works attributed to Petrik through auction records grouped under his artist identity. Because the biographical record remains sparse, reliable matching should consider the stated artist name, medium, date, supporting documentation, and alignment with the established authority identifiers.
PaintingArt objects
Common works and media
The authority evidence supports paintings and objects as documented types of work associated with Rudolf Petrik. A linked publication title covers examples from 1945 through 1978, but the collected material does not identify preferred techniques, recurring subjects, editions, sculpture materials, or printmaking activity. Auction classifications should therefore follow the evidence supplied for each individual work.
Market and appraisal context
Public auction records can provide a starting point for evaluating a work attributed to Rudolf Petrik, but the available identity sources do not support a general price trend or prediction. Relevant comparisons should distinguish paintings from object-based works and should consider the work’s date in relation to the documented 1945–1978 publication scope. Records assigned to the artist should also be checked for consistent identity information before they are treated as comparables. The current source pack does not document how condition, provenance, dimensions, subject, or exhibition history have affected Rudolf Petrik results, so those factors require work-specific research rather than assumptions based on the artist page alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Art objects
Value drivers
- Classification as a painting or an object-based work
- Work date in relation to the documented 1945–1978 publication scope
- Comparison with relevant public auction records grouped under Rudolf Petrik
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no major-auction-house biography or detailed lot descriptions from which to establish a reliable hierarchy of media, subjects, periods, or price drivers.
- The 1945–1978 range comes from the title of a publication represented in the authority record; it should not be interpreted as a complete career span without the publication itself.
- Auction records assigned to this name should be checked against authority identifiers because the available biographical evidence is limited.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, thin source quality.
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- RKD library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Rudolf Petrik 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 Rudolf Petrik artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.