Boris Riab Auction Prices and Value Guide
Boris Riab auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 256 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Boris Riab auction prices: quick answer
Boris Riab auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Boris Riab
- Source records
- 256
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Boris Riab market snapshot
Boris Riab shows solid auction liquidity with 146 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $375. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-22.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (81.0% · 102 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (19.0% · 24 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $150
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 7
- Median shift vs prior year
- +20.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-22
Artist context
About Boris Riab
Born
1898
Died
1975
Also known as
Boris Riabouchinsky, Riab, Boris
Boris Riab (1898–1975), also identified in authority records as Boris Riabouchinsky, was a Moscow-born artist associated with France and French-language publishing. IdRef describes him as an animal watercolorist who specialized in hunting subjects. Its bibliographic records also credit him as an illustrator of books concerning hunting, game animals, regional fauna, and birdlife, including work executed in pencil. These records place animals and field sports at the center of his documented practice, although the available source pack does not identify him with a formal artistic movement. Collectors may encounter his name on watercolors and drawings of wildlife as well as illustrations connected with mid-20th-century French sporting publications. Because his alternate surname appears in library authority data, careful name matching is important when researching catalogues, inscriptions, publication credits, and auction records attributed to the artist.
WatercolorPencil drawing and illustrationAnimals and wildlifeHunting and game animalsBirdlife and French regional fauna
Common works and media
Documented work types include animal watercolors, hunting-related works on paper, pencil illustrations, and images of game animals, fauna, and birds. Bibliographic records connect Riab with illustrated French books on hunting and regional wildlife. A work encountered in an appraisal context may therefore be an independent original, a preparatory or publication drawing, or a printed reproduction; establishing which category applies is essential before comparison with auction records.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal of a work attributed to Boris Riab should begin by identifying its medium and function: an independent animal watercolor, a pencil drawing, and a reproduced book illustration are not interchangeable categories. Subject matter can also guide comparison, especially for hunting scenes, game animals, birds, and other wildlife. Authority records show that the names Boris Riab and Boris Riabouchinsky refer to the same person, so both forms may be relevant when checking catalogues and public sale records. Comparable lots should be selected by work type and subject rather than by artist name alone. The collected evidence does not support a general price prediction, and publication association by itself does not authenticate an original work.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Animal and wildlife watercolors
- Hunting-themed works on paper
- Pencil drawings and book illustrations
Value drivers
- Medium and technique, including whether a work is a watercolor, pencil drawing, or published illustration
- Subject matter, particularly hunting, game animals, wildlife, and birdlife
- Attribution under the names Boris Riab, Riab, Boris, or Boris Riabouchinsky
- Comparison with relevant public auction records and closely comparable lots
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains authority-file evidence but no accessible major-auction-house catalogue entry describing a specific sale result.
- Nationality is not stated consistently enough across the collected authority records to assign one without qualification.
- A publication credit can establish an illustration context but does not by itself authenticate an individual work or establish its market value.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- IdRef library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Boris Riab 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 Boris Riab artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.