# Pierre Székely artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/pierre-szekely/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:53:33.604Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Hungarian, French
- Common media: Sculpture, Mixed media, Works on paper and prints, Paintings, Decorative art and editions

## Portrait

![Pierre Székely](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Pierre_Szekely_%281994%29.png)
Pantalaskas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre_Szekely_(1994).png

## About Pierre Székely

Pierre Székely (1923–2001) was a Hungarian-French sculptor whose identity is represented in several international authority systems, including Wikidata, VIAF, IdRef and the Bibliothèque nationale de France catalogue. Collectors encounter his name chiefly in connection with sculpture, although Appraisily's matched auction records also classify works under mixed media, works on paper and prints, paintings, decorative art and editions. These labels are auction-cataloguing categories rather than a complete account of his artistic practice. The available sources securely distinguish Székely through his accented and unaccented names, but they do not establish a specific movement, recurring subject, named series or detailed career-period framework. Those associations are therefore left unassigned. When examining a work attributed to Székely, collectors should begin with its medium, date, dimensions, inscriptions, provenance and physical condition, then compare it with closely related public sales rather than relying on the artist's name alone.

## Common works and media

Auction records associated with Pierre Székely are grouped primarily across sculpture and mixed media, with additional entries classified as works on paper and prints, fine art and paintings, and decorative art or editions. These broad categories should not be treated as proof that every object is autograph or representative of the artist's principal practice. For an editioned work, record the edition number, inscriptions and publisher or foundry information when present. For sculpture and mixed-media objects, document material, dimensions, surface condition, repairs and mounting. Signatures and labels should be assessed together with provenance and catalogue evidence.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's collected market page reports 110 matched public-auction records, including 78 priced records, across sales dated from 2013 through 2025. The observed results cover a very broad range, making the reported median or any single sale an unreliable stand-alone valuation. Comparisons are strongest when the medium, size, date, condition, attribution, provenance and edition status closely resemble the object being assessed. Sculpture should be compared with sculpture, while prints, works on paper, paintings and decorative editions require their own relevant groups. Auction totals may also treat buyer premiums and fees differently. Public results provide useful evidence, but they do not capture every private transaction, catalogue correction or later change in attribution.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices and comparable lots when those records are available. Private sales, incomplete feeds and attribution changes may not be represented.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465967
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/80299913/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/050566709
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14052145g
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/100206
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/pierre-szekely/
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Sz%C3%A9kely
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre_Szekely_(1994).png