Anatolij L'vovic Kaplan Auction Prices and Value Guide
Anatolij L'vovic Kaplan auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 404 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Anatolij L'vovic Kaplan auction prices: quick answer
Anatolij L'vovic Kaplan auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Anatolij L'vovic Kaplan
- Source records
- 404
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Anatolij L'vovic Kaplan
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan (1902-1980) was a Russian-Belarusian painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist whose body of work is deeply shaped by his Jewish heritage. Born in Rogachev, Belarus, Kaplan spent most of his career in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), where he developed a distinctive visual language that fused Soviet-era figuration with themes drawn from Jewish folklore, shtetl life, and Yiddish literary tradition. He worked across an unusually broad range of media — oil painting, lithography, watercolor, gouache, ceramics, sculpture, and illuminated manuscripts — and is particularly recognized for his graphic series illustrating stories by Sholem Aleichem and other Yiddish writers. His work is held in major institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Kaplan's output remains of interest to collectors of 20th-century Russian and Jewish art.
Soviet artJewish art revival in the Soviet Unionpainting (oil, tempera)lithographyceramicssculptureJewish life and cultureinterior scenes
Common works and media
Collectors most frequently encounter Kaplan's color lithographs and graphic series, many illustrating scenes from Yiddish literature and Jewish daily life. Also appearing at auction are tempera and oil paintings of interiors and genre scenes, watercolor and gouache works on paper, decorative ceramic plates and tiles, and occasional small-scale sculptures. Prints are often signed and numbered in edition; attribution should be verified against his documented name variants (Anatoli L. Kaplan, Anatoly Kaplan, among others).
Market and appraisal context
Kaplan's works appear with regularity in the international auction market, especially his lithographs and graphic series, which are more widely available than his unique paintings or ceramic pieces. With over 400 catalogue entries in the Appraisily database, he represents a well-documented but specialized segment of the Soviet-era art market. Collectors should note that edition size, medium, condition, and the presence of a signature all affect value. Original paintings and sculptures are comparatively scarce at auction and may command higher prices than works on paper.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- No single-sale record data available in the current source pack; consult auction databases for realized prices
- Kaplan's works appear regularly at auction with 404 catalogue entries in the Appraisily database, suggesting an active but specialized secondary market
- Market value varies significantly between original paintings and editioned prints
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
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
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