Arthur Kolnik Auction Prices and Value Guide

Arthur Kolnik auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 216 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Arthur Kolnik auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Arthur Kolnik
Source records
216
Market update
2026-02-06

Arthur Kolnik market snapshot

Arthur Kolnik shows solid auction liquidity with 85 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $480. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-31.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (66.0% · 31 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (27.7% · 13 sales)
  • $10,000+ (6.4% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$320
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-07-31

Artist context

About Arthur Kolnik

Born

1890

Died

1972

Nationality

Polish

Also known as

Artur Kolnik

Arthur Kolnik was a Polish painter and illustrator born in 1890. Collected biographical material connects his work with Galician Jewish culture and describes paintings and expressionist woodcuts depicting people and scenes from Eastern European Jewish life, especially the world of the shtetl. This combination of painting, illustration, and relief printmaking helps explain why collectors may encounter his name on both unique works and works on paper. Stable authority records are available through Wikidata, VIAF, IdRef, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and the Library of Congress. Those records establish a strong identity trail but disagree about his death year: 1971 and 1972 both appear in the collected sources. Appraisily therefore treats names, medium, inscriptions, provenance, and attribution as important evidence when matching an object or auction record to Kolnik.

PaintingIllustrationExpressionist woodcutEastern European Jewish lifeShtetl people and scenes

Common works and media

The collected biographical sources identify Kolnik primarily with paintings, illustrations, and expressionist woodcuts. Subjects described in those sources include figures and scenes connected with Eastern European Jewish life and the shtetl. Auction records may also be classified under works on paper and prints, editions, mixed media, sculpture, or decorative art. Because these categories are broad, each object should be checked directly for its technique, support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, edition status, and condition before it is compared with other sales.

Market and appraisal context

Arthur Kolnik's public auction record spans paintings, works on paper and prints, and smaller numbers of objects assigned to broader categories such as sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. A useful appraisal comparison should match the object as closely as possible by medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, signature or inscriptions, and attribution status. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, restoration, and edition information may also affect comparability. Public results provide market evidence, but they do not capture every private transaction and may report premiums or fees differently. A final value conclusion should therefore use several genuinely comparable lots rather than treating an overall artist median as a prediction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, and subject
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are evidence inputs rather than a complete appraisal.
  • Private sales and incomplete auction feeds may not be represented.
  • Reported prices may differ in their treatment of buyer's premiums and fees.
  • Condition, authentication, and changes in attribution can materially affect comparability.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 Arthur Kolnik

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Arthur Kolnik 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 Arthur Kolnik artwork?

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