# Franz von Defregger artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/franz-von-defregger/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T22:27:35.104Z
Quality: medium confidence, thin sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Austrian
- Common media: Painting

## Portrait

![Franz von Defregger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Die_Gartenlaube_%281883%29_b_005.jpg/1280px-Die_Gartenlaube_%281883%29_b_005.jpg)
Die_Gartenlaube_(1883)_005.jpg : Adolf Neumann derivative work: Frédéric ( talk ) · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Die_Gartenlaube_(1883)_b_005.jpg

## About Franz von Defregger

Franz von Defregger (1835–1921) was an Austrian painter associated with narrative genre and history painting. He is also identified as Franz Defregger, while a German biographical source records the later name Franz Ritter von Defregger. The clearest subject context in the collected material is Tyrol: summaries connect his paintings with local life and historical episodes from his native region. A German-language account additionally places him within the Munich School and describes him as a university teacher, although those details require stronger institutional corroboration before being treated as definitive here. Collectors encounter Defregger primarily through paintings catalogued under genre, historical, and Tyrolean subject descriptions. These categories may overlap, so identification should begin with the specific object and its documented cataloguing rather than assuming that every Alpine or Tyrolean scene is connected with the artist.

## Common works and media

The available sources consistently identify paintings as Defregger's principal work type, particularly genre scenes and history paintings connected with Tyrol. Collectors may encounter narrative compositions describing regional life or historical events. This source pack does not provide adequate evidence to characterize a market in his prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, posters, or editions, so those categories should not be assigned to him without additional object-specific research.

## Market and appraisal context

The collected evidence supports a narrow auction framework: paintings described as genre scenes, history subjects, or Tyrolean narratives are the most relevant starting categories. Appraisily's artist page provides access to public auction-price records, but the supplied source pack does not contain individual lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, condition reports, or provenance. No price trend or market premium should therefore be inferred from this profile alone. For an appraisal, first establish whether the object fits Defregger's documented painting practice, then compare it with public lots carrying genuinely similar subject and attribution language. Any resulting market conclusion should clearly identify its object-level evidence and basis of comparison.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78711
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Defregger
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Defregger
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Defregger_(Maler)
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500032976
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83199652
- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG24830
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/franz-von-defregger/