Walter Ophey Auction Prices and Value Guide
Walter Ophey auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 180 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Walter Ophey auction prices: quick answer
Walter Ophey auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Walter Ophey
- Source records
- 180
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Walter Ophey market snapshot
Walter Ophey shows solid auction liquidity with 77 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $7,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-05.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (4.8% · 3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (54.0% · 34 sales)
- $10,000+ (41.3% · 26 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $5,500
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 10
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-05
Artist context
About Walter Ophey
Born
1882
Died
1930
Nationality
German
Also known as
Walter Hugo Ophey, Ophey, Walter
Walter Ophey (1882–1930) was a German painter and printmaker or graphic artist associated with Rhenish Expressionism. Authority records identify him as a painter and printmaker, while biographical summaries also connect him with the Sonderbund and Young Rhineland artist groups. These affiliations place his work within the network of early twentieth-century modern art in the Rhineland, but the available source pack does not provide a detailed chronology, catalogue raisonné, or museum-level account of individual works. Collectors are most likely to encounter Ophey through paintings and graphic works offered in the secondary market. His name may also appear in authority data as “Ophey, Walter,” while “Walter Hugo Ophey” is the fuller form reported in biographical sources. Because the collected evidence is stronger for identity and broad artistic context than for individual works, object-level appraisal should rely on the work itself, its documentation, and comparable auction records rather than biography alone.
Rhenish ExpressionismPaintingPrintmaking and graphic art
Common works and media
The collected sources support paintings, prints, and other graphic works as the principal types associated with Walter Ophey. They do not provide enough object-level evidence to identify recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, or a reliable hierarchy of media. Auction and appraisal descriptions should therefore identify each object’s actual medium and work type without assuming undocumented characteristics.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by determining whether an object is a painting, print, or other graphic work and whether it is securely associated with Walter Ophey. The collected pack confirms his identity and broad artistic context, and Appraisily’s artist-page input indicates an existing body of auction records, but it does not include lot-level cataloguing from a major auction house. Comparable records are therefore most useful when the documented work type and medium align closely. Sale dates and realized prices should be read as historical evidence, not as predictions. Any conclusions about condition, provenance, edition, subject, or date require separate object-specific support.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Prints and graphic works
Value drivers
- Documented work type and medium
- Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no lot-level major-auction-house catalogue entries, so it does not support artist-specific conclusions about price trends, provenance, condition, editions, subjects, or scarcity.
- Auction results are historical comparables and should not be treated as predictions of present value.
- Object-specific attribution and documentation require separate examination.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Walter Ophey 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 Walter Ophey artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.