# Robert Klippel artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-klippel/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:31:08.506Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Australian
- Movements: Constructivism
- Common media: Sculpture, Bronze, Drawing, Collage

## About Robert Klippel

Robert Klippel (1920–2001) was an Australian sculptor, collagist, and teacher. International authority records consistently identify him as an Australian sculptor, while biographical summaries associate his sculpture with Constructivism. His practice included three-dimensional work, collage, and a substantial body of drawings, so collectors may encounter both sculptural objects and works on paper. The collected sources also document bronze sculpture, including an example whose stated work date and later casting date demonstrate why those details should be recorded separately. Klippel appears in Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and other library authority systems, providing stable identifiers that help distinguish his records from similarly named people. The supplied Appraisily input reports 557 auction records associated with his public artist page. However, this research pack does not contain individual lot results or a major auction-house market analysis. This profile therefore emphasizes secure identity, documented media, and careful comparison rather than unsupported claims about price performance.

## Common works and media

Collectors may encounter Klippel under sculpture, bronze sculpture, drawing, works-on-paper, and collage classifications. Authority records identify him as a sculptor and collagist, while biographical sources also document his drawing practice. A Wikimedia Commons record confirms at least one bronze work and records its later foundry casting. The available sources do not establish a complete catalogue of materials, named series, edition sizes, or recurring subjects, so each object should be described from its physical characteristics and accompanying documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

A Klippel appraisal should begin by determining whether the property is a sculpture, bronze cast, collage, drawing, or another work type. For bronze sculpture, record the stated work date, casting date, and foundry separately; one documented example in the source pack identifies a 1989 work cast in 1997 by Meridian Foundry. Comparable public sales should be matched by the closest available work type, medium, and date, then evaluated alongside property-specific evidence. The supplied input signals 557 Appraisily auction records, but this source pack provides no individual results, realized prices, estimates, or major-auction-house analysis. It therefore cannot support a price trend, forecast, or valuation conclusion for a particular object.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. This profile distinguishes verified authority data from market details not present in the collected source pack.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2157877
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/67912915/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500008760
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Klippel
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Klippel
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Klippel
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGA_Number_751_by_Robert_Klippel_(429168914).jpg
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-klippel/
