Aleksandr Aleksandrovic Rubcov Auction Prices and Value Guide
Aleksandr Aleksandrovic Rubcov auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 358 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
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Aleksandr Aleksandrovic Rubcov auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Aleksandr Aleksandrovic Rubcov
- Source records
- 358
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Aleksandr Aleksandrovic Rubcov
Alexandre Roubtzoff (born Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Rubcov) was a Russian-born painter, watercolorist, and graphic artist who became a defining figure of Francophone Orientalism. Born on 24 January 1884, he trained between 1904 and 1912 before settling in Tunisia, where he would spend most of his adult life documenting North African landscapes, architecture, and daily life. He was naturalized as a French citizen in 1924 and maintained annual visits to Paris between 1925 and 1935, keeping his work visible within European art circles. Roubtzoff's output spans oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings, with his Tunisian-period works forming the core of his recognized oeuvre. He is listed in the Bénézit Dictionary of Artists, the Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, and the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History). He died on 26 November 1949.
Orientalismoil paintingwatercolorgraphic art / drawingNorth African / Tunisian scenesOrientalist figure studies and landscapes
Common works and media
Roubtzoff's most commonly encountered works include oil paintings and watercolors of Tunisian street scenes, market views, architectural studies, and Orientalist figure compositions. Drawings and graphic works on paper also appear. His subjects center on everyday life and urban landscapes of Tunisia during the French protectorate period. Works on canvas from his mature Tunisian period (roughly 1914–1949) represent the largest share of what surfaces at auction. Prints or editions are not documented in the available sources.
Market and appraisal context
Works by Alexandre Roubtzoff appear at auction primarily as oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings of North African and Orientalist subjects. Valuation depends on medium, size, subject matter, provenance, and condition. His Tunisian-period oils of street scenes and figure studies tend to attract the strongest collector interest. Watercolors and drawings are also encountered regularly. Because the artist is catalogued under several name variants — Roubtzoff, Rubcov, Rubtov — collectors should search auction databases under all known forms to ensure complete coverage. No single dominant auction category or price tier is established from available sources; comparable Orientalist painter sales and recent realized prices should guide appraisal.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- 19th–20th Century European Paintings
- Orientalist Art
Value drivers
- Medium (oil vs. watercolor vs. drawing) significantly affects value
- Subject matter and Tunisian/Orientalist scene authenticity are key factors
- Provenance linking the work to the artist's Tunisian period (1914–1949) may strengthen attribution
- Condition and period authenticity should be verified; works span over four decades
Appraisal caveats
- No specific auction-realized prices were available in the source pack; market estimates should reference comparable Orientalist painter sales and recent auction records.
- The artist is catalogued under multiple name forms (Rubcov, Roubtzoff, Rubtov), which can complicate auction-record searches.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Library of Congress library authority
Data basis
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