Rhys Caparn
American · 1909–2009 · Sculptor, Illustrator
Rhys Caparn (1909–1997) was an American sculptor known for her animal, landscape, and architectural subjects. Her works were mostly abstract but based on natural forms. In many… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledAlderfer Auction · $3,250≈ £2,941≈ €3,348Sign up to see
Rhys Caparn’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 1 auction result for Rhys Caparn in 2022, and 1 of them sold (100%). The auction record in our data is Untitled, sold at Alderfer Auction in October 2022 for $3.3kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Alderfer Auction (1).
Rhys Caparn at auction: key figures
- Auction results
- 1
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2022
- Median price
- $3.3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.3kSign up free to see Untitled, Alderfer Auction, Oct 2022
Top auction houses: Alderfer Auction (1)
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1 result
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Also offered, result not published (2)
Lots by Rhys Caparn that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Rhys Caparn: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Rhys Caparn at auction?
$3,250Sign up free to see, for Untitled at Alderfer Auction (October 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Rhys Caparn?
The median sale price is $3.3kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Rhys Caparn have sold at auction?
1 of 1 recorded lots sold in 2022. 2 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Rhys Caparn?
Vallot Auctioneers and Alderfer Auction account for the most recorded results. Vallot Auctioneers · Alderfer Auction
About Rhys Caparn
Rhys Caparn (1909–1997) was an American sculptor known for her animal, landscape, and architectural subjects. Her works were mostly abstract but based on natural forms. In many of them she employed free lines and used a restrained style that nonetheless conveyed what critics saw as an emotional charge. In the animal sculptures for which she became best known, she achieved what a critic called "a graceful curvilinear balance." Another critic put this aspect of her style in terms of the arch of a cat's back in one of her pieces: "A cat's arched back is a pleasingly rounded shape and well balanced on the foundation of paws. But it is still a cat's back, embodying a cat's peculiar physical response to fear or affection." Her foundational influences included an ancient Greek statue and the abstract works of Constantin Brancusi. From her most prominent instructor, Alexander Archipenko, she said she learned to seek out the underlying ideal in a natural form, the point at which "form and idea become one." Her works were mostly small and almost all made by modeling.
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