Abdur Rahman Chughtai Auction Prices and Value Guide
Abdur Rahman Chughtai auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 253 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Abdur Rahman Chughtai auction prices: quick answer
Abdur Rahman Chughtai auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Abdur Rahman Chughtai
- Source records
- 253
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Abdur Rahman Chughtai market snapshot
Abdur Rahman Chughtai shows deep auction liquidity with 151 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-17.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (2.7% · 3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (56.8% · 63 sales)
- $10,000+ (40.5% · 45 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $4,032
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 9
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-17
Artist context
About Abdur Rahman Chughtai
Born
1894
Died
1975
Nationality
Pakistani
Also known as
A. R. Chughtai
Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1894–1975) was a Pakistani painter, etcher, and engraver associated with an important strand of modern art in Pakistan. Authority records identify him primarily as a painter and printmaker, while biographical summaries connect him with a distinctive approach commonly called the Chughtai Style. That approach is described as drawing on Mughal and Persian visual traditions, Bengali art, miniature painting, Art Nouveau, and broader Islamic artistic traditions. These contexts help explain why his work is discussed in relation to both regional art history and twentieth-century modernism, although each object still requires direct study. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings as well as graphic works produced through etching or engraving. Cataloguing can be complicated by variant forms of his name, including A. R. Chughtai, and by disagreement among authority records over whether he was born in 1894 or 1897. Appraisily uses 1894 as the best-supported year while preserving that conflict for review.
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Common works and media
Public authority records describe Chughtai as a painter, etcher, and engraver, so collectors may encounter paintings and graphic works made through etching or engraving. The collected sources do not establish a reliable list of recurring subjects, named series, specific materials, or edition sizes; those details should be taken from the individual object and its catalogue record.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily’s public artist page records 253 auction entries associated with Chughtai, providing a potential body of records for comparison, but the collected source pack does not include lot-level descriptions or major-auction-house commentary. The supported distinctions are therefore narrow: determine whether a work is catalogued as a painting, etching, or engraving; reconcile the artist’s identity with variants such as A. R. Chughtai; and compare the object with genuinely similar public records rather than relying on an artist-level result. The disagreement between authority files over a 1894 or 1897 birth year also warrants careful cataloguing. Sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots can provide context when available, but this research pack does not justify a price forecast, scarcity statement, or market-trend claim.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Etchings and engravings
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, particularly whether an object is catalogued as a painting, etching, or engraving
- Reconciliation of the artist identity across the names Abdur Rahman Chughtai and A. R. Chughtai
- Comparison with relevant public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when those data are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no lot-level descriptions or major-auction-house market commentary, so it does not support price-trend, scarcity, or price-prediction claims.
- The specific object and genuinely comparable auction records must be examined before reaching a valuation conclusion.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Abdur Rahman Chughtai 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 Abdur Rahman Chughtai artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.