Arbit Blatas Auction Prices and Value Guide

Arbit Blatas auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 497 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Arbit Blatas auction prices: quick answer

Arbit Blatas auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Arbit Blatas
Source records
497
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Arbit Blatas

Arbit Blatas (1908–1999), born Nicolai Arbitblatas in Lithuania to a Jewish family, was a painter, sculptor, and stage designer whose career spanned nearly seven decades and two continents. Trained in the French school, he was active in Paris during the 1930s before relocating to the United States in 1940, where he continued working until the end of his life. His practice encompassed oil painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and theatrical scenography. Blatas's work is represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and a major retrospective exhibition, "Return to the Homeland," was staged in Vilnius and Klaipėda in 2011–2012. His authority records appear in the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, the RKD, and the Library of Congress, reflecting his recognized place in twentieth-century art.

paintingsculpturegraphic artsset design / scenography

Common works and media

Common works by Arbit Blatas include oil paintings on canvas and panel, bronze sculptures, lithographs and other graphic works, and set and costume designs for the stage. Subjects range across portraiture, figural compositions, and theatrical scenes. Works may appear in auction catalogues under several name forms, including Nicolai Arbit-Blatas and Neemija Arbitblatas.

Market and appraisal context

Collectors encounter Arbit Blatas's work across painting, sculpture, and works on paper at auction. Key factors affecting appraisal include the specific medium, whether the piece dates from his European period (1930s France) or his longer American period (1940 onward), documented provenance, and condition. His museum representation at MoMA lends institutional credibility to attributions. Auction records under variant names — Nicolai Arbitblatas, Neemija Arbitblatas — should be cross-referenced to ensure full comparables coverage.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium — oil paintings and sculptures generally command higher prices than works on paper or prints
  2. Provenance — documented exhibition history and museum holdings (MoMA) support attributions
  3. Period — works from the European period (1930s) may carry different market weight than later American-period works
  4. Attribution — name variants (Nicolai Arbitblatas, Neemija Arbitblatas) appear in catalogues; confirm identity across auction records

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific movement or school association is documented in the available authority sources, making style-based attribution less straightforward.
  • A minor birth-year discrepancy exists across authority files (1908 vs. 1909); confirm dating of early works accordingly.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Arbit Blatas

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Arbit Blatas 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 Arbit Blatas artwork?

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