Vu Cao Dam Auction Prices and Value Guide

Vu Cao Dam auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 783 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Vu Cao Dam auction prices: quick answer

Vu Cao Dam auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Vu Cao Dam
Source records
783
Market update
2026-02-06

Vu Cao Dam market snapshot

Vu Cao Dam shows very deep auction liquidity with 545 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $35,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 41 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-28.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (4.7% · 22 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (15.5% · 72 sales)
  • $10,000+ (79.8% · 371 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$47,500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
41
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-28

Artist context

About Vu Cao Dam

Vu Cao Dam portrait
Unknown photographer · Public domain · Source

Born

1908

Died

2000

Nationality

Vietnamese

Also known as

Vũ Cao Đàm, Vu-Cao-Dam

Vu Cao Dam (1908–2000) was a Vietnamese painter and sculptor whose career connected Hanoi and Paris. Public biographical sources identify him as an alumnus of Victor Tardieu’s École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi and report that he later emigrated to France, where he developed his career in Paris. Authority records preserve several forms of his name, including Vũ Cao Đàm and Vu-Cao-Dam, which are useful when matching catalogues and auction records. Collectors encounter his name across painting and sculpture, while Appraisily’s matched auction data also places works in works-on-paper, print, mixed-media, decorative-art, and edition categories. Those broad labels should be checked against the individual object rather than treated as a complete catalogue of his practice. The supplied sources support his life years, Vietnamese identity, occupations, training context, and French career, but they do not provide enough institution-grade detail to assign a specific movement, define major series, or state exact birth and death dates.

PaintingSculptureWorks on paper and printsMixed media and editions

Common works and media

The strongest supported work types are paintings and sculpture. In appraisal and auction records, entries may also be grouped as works on paper, prints, mixed media, decorative art, or editions. Because these are broad market classifications rather than a catalogue raisonné, each object should be described by its actual medium, support, dimensions, technique, signature or inscription, edition information, and condition. No recurring subject or named series is established by the supplied sources.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin with genuinely comparable objects: works sharing the same medium, dimensions, date or career period, subject, and attribution status. Condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references should also be reviewed. Appraisily’s public index contains a substantial body of matched auction records, but its category labels are broad and should not replace object-level examination. Realized prices should be compared on a consistent basis because reporting may differ over buyer premiums and fees. Public results are useful evidence, not a price prediction, and may not reflect private transactions, incomplete feeds, later attribution changes, or differences in condition.

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 period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and confidence in attribution
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works of similar type and date
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Treat matched public auction records as appraisal inputs rather than a final valuation.
  • Compare records on a like-for-like basis and check whether reported prices include buyer premiums or other fees.
  • Verify authorship, attribution, and condition before relying on any comparable sale.

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 Vu Cao Dam

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Vu Cao Dam 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 Vu Cao Dam artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.