Tschang-Yeul Kim Auction Prices and Value Guide

Tschang-Yeul Kim auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 182 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Tschang-Yeul Kim auction prices: quick answer

Tschang-Yeul Kim auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Tschang-Yeul Kim
Source records
182
Market update
2026-02-06

Tschang-Yeul Kim market snapshot

Tschang-Yeul Kim shows developing auction liquidity with 31 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $45,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-02.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (19.0% · 4 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (14.3% · 3 sales)
  • $10,000+ (66.7% · 14 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$100,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-02

Artist context

About Tschang-Yeul Kim

Tschang-Yeul Kim portrait
선의의 바람 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Born

1929

Died

2021

Nationality

South Korean

Also known as

Kim Tschang-yeul, Kim Tschang Yeul, Kim Chang-Yul, Tschangyeul Kim

Tschang-Yeul Kim (1929–2021) was a South Korean painter whose international career also became closely connected with France. Authority records preserve his identity under numerous Korean and romanized forms, including Kim Tschang-yeul, Kim Chang-Yul, Tschangyeul Kim, 김창열, and 金昌烈. In South Korea, he was associated with the Modern Artists' Association and the postwar Art Informel context. After presenting work internationally and studying in the United States, he relocated to Paris in 1969. There he developed the water-droplet paintings for which he became best known: abstract compositions organized around carefully rendered drops and their visual relationship to the painted surface. Collectors most often encounter Kim through paintings connected with this signature subject, although a responsible identification should still consider the work's date, medium, inscriptions, and documented history. His varied name forms make authority-record matching especially important when searching catalogues and auction archives.

Art InformelModern Artists' Association in South KoreaPaintingWater dropletsAbstract compositions

Common works and media

The collected evidence principally supports paintings, especially abstract compositions featuring water droplets. His signature water-droplet production developed after his move to Paris in 1969. The source pack does not provide enough evidence to characterize prints, sculpture, ceramics, or other media as common auction categories, so those work types should be assessed individually rather than assumed to be typical.

Market and appraisal context

Appraising a work attributed to Tschang-Yeul Kim begins with secure identity matching because catalogues record him under several Korean and romanized names. Comparisons should distinguish paintings centered on his documented water-droplet subject from works that do not share the same format or career context. Relevant evidence may include the work's title, date, medium, dimensions, condition, provenance, and any supporting documentation, followed by comparison with appropriately related public auction results. Sale dates and realized prices can provide context when lot-level records are available, but record counts alone do not establish a trend or predict a future result. The supplied source pack does not support claims of premiums for a particular period or format.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Abstract water-droplet paintings

Value drivers

  1. Correct artist identification across documented Korean and romanized name variants
  2. Work type and relationship to the artist's documented water-droplet subject
  3. Comparable public auction records and realized prices for closely related paintings, when available

Appraisal caveats

  • Do not infer a price trend or future result from auction-record count alone.
  • Confirm authorship, medium, date, dimensions, condition, and provenance from the individual work before selecting comparables.
  • The collected evidence does not establish market premiums for particular periods, formats, or variants.

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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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Tschang-Yeul Kim 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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