Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge Auction Prices and Value Guide
Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 173 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge auction prices: quick answer
Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge
- Source records
- 173
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge market snapshot
Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge shows developing auction liquidity with 39 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $420. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-05-10.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (73.9% · 17 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (26.1% · 6 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $160
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-05-10
Artist context
About Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge
Born
1851
Died
1904
Nationality
Spanish
Also known as
Daniel Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta Ortiz y Vierge, D. Vierge
Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge (1851–1904), widely known as Daniel Vierge, was a Spanish-born illustrator, painter, and watercolorist whose career was centered largely in France. Authority records connect his full name with the shorter professional form, while biographical sources describe work for illustrated periodicals including Le Monde Illustré. His practice joined drawing and watercolor with the requirements of reproduced illustration, the field for which he became especially recognized. Vierge supplied images for writing by Victor Hugo and for Spanish literary classics including Don Quixote and La vida del Buscón. Sources also record the signatures “Vierge” and “D. Vierge,” which can provide useful identity clues when examining attributed works. Collectors may encounter his name on drawings, watercolors, paintings, book illustrations, and printed periodical material. Because the available evidence is stronger for biography than for auction performance, individual objects should be classified carefully by medium, format, publication context, inscription, and attribution.
IllustrationDrawingWatercolorPaintingLiterary illustrationIllustrated periodical subjectsWorks by Victor HugoDon Quixote and La vida del Buscón
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include original drawings and illustrations, watercolors, paintings, book illustrations, and printed periodical material. Documented subject contexts include works by Victor Hugo, Don Quixote, La vida del Buscón, and material prepared for Le Monde Illustré. Works may bear the signatures “Vierge” or “D. Vierge,” but signatures should be evaluated together with the medium and publication context.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by distinguishing drawings, watercolors, paintings, and reproduced illustrations, since the sources document each of these contexts but provide no comparable prices by type. Signatures reading “Vierge” or “D. Vierge” may assist identification, although a signature alone does not establish authorship. A documented relationship to Le Monde Illustré, Victor Hugo, Don Quixote, or La vida del Buscón may help place an object within Vierge's recorded activity. Publication and printing information should be verified from the object itself. Comparable public sales are most useful when they match the medium, format, literary or periodical context, and stated attribution level of the work being appraised.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Drawings and illustrations
- Watercolors
- Paintings
- Printed book or periodical illustrations
Value drivers
- Medium and work type, including whether an object is a drawing, watercolor, painting, or reproduced illustration
- Signature form, including Vierge or D. Vierge
- Documented association with a named periodical, author, or literary work
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains no accessible major-auction-house lot descriptions, realized-price examples, or edition details for this artist.
- The Appraisily input reports 173 records, but the collected pack does not expose their lot-level evidence or category distribution.
- A signature can support identification but should not be treated as sufficient proof of authorship.
- No artist-specific price trend or price prediction is supported by the collected evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Daniel Urrabieta y Vierge 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.
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