Abraham Hulk Auction Prices and Value Guide
Abraham Hulk auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 708 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Abraham Hulk auction prices: quick answer
Abraham Hulk auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Abraham Hulk
- Source records
- 708
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Abraham Hulk market snapshot
Abraham Hulk shows deep auction liquidity with 320 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-17.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (24.5% · 49 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (57.5% · 115 sales)
- $10,000+ (18.0% · 36 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $225
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 15
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-17
Artist context
About Abraham Hulk
Born
1813
Died
1897
Nationality
Dutch
Also known as
Abraham Hulk Senior, Abraham Hulk sr.
Abraham Hulk (1813–1897), also identified as Abraham Hulk Senior, was a Dutch painter whose work belongs to a broader Anglo-Dutch artistic context. Available biographical summaries also describe him as a draughtsman and lithographer. He initially trained as a portraitist but became known principally for marine painting, making coastal and maritime subjects the most relevant context for many works encountered under his name. Hulk is also described as the patriarch of a family of Anglo-Dutch artists, an important distinction for cataloguing and attribution because related artists may appear under similar names. Collectors may encounter paintings, drawings, or lithographic work associated with him, although the present source pack supplies substantially more identity evidence than object-level documentation. Stable records at Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, GND, ISNI, RKDartists, and Art UK help connect the artist across museum, library, and art-reference systems.
PaintingDrawingLithographyMarine subjectsPortraiture
Common works and media
Works encountered in auction and appraisal contexts may include marine paintings, drawings, and lithographs. Portrait-related material may also appear because Hulk initially trained as a portraitist, but the collected biography identifies marine painting as his principal specialization. Any cataloguing should preserve the stated medium and attribution wording and should distinguish Abraham Hulk Senior from related artists with similar names.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal of a work attributed to Abraham Hulk should begin by confirming which member of the Hulk artist family is represented. The object type and medium also matter because the available biographies identify painting, drawing, and lithography among his practices. Subject matter can help place a work in context: Hulk is chiefly associated with marine painting, while portraiture relates to his earlier training. Useful auction comparisons should therefore be matched as closely as possible by artist identity, work type, and subject. The collected material does not provide sale-level condition, provenance, dimensions, attribution language, or realized-price evidence, so it does not support a price forecast or a claim about market direction.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Marine paintings
- Drawings
- Lithographs and other prints
Value drivers
- Correct identification and separation from other artists in the Hulk family
- Work type and medium, including whether the object is a painting, drawing, or lithograph
- Subject matter, particularly the distinction between marine imagery and portrait work
- Comparable public auction records matched by work type and subject when suitable records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not contain sale-level descriptions, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, or attribution notes, so it cannot support price-trend conclusions.
- The family context makes precise artist identification important; the name alone should not be treated as conclusive attribution.
- Market categories are based primarily on the documented artistic occupations and specialization rather than a fully fetched auction-result sample.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek library authority
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 Abraham Hulk 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 Abraham Hulk artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.