Eva Cerbu Auction Prices and Value Guide
Eva Cerbu auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 183 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Eva Cerbu auction prices: quick answer
Eva Cerbu auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Eva Cerbu
- Source records
- 183
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Eva Cerbu market snapshot
Eva Cerbu shows deep auction liquidity with 174 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-10.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (93.9% · 155 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (5.5% · 9 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.6% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $200
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 3
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-07-10
Artist context
About Eva Cerbu
Born
1924
Died
2008
Nationality
Romanian
Eva Cerbu is identified by public authority and reference records as a Romanian painter. Appraisily's auction index gives her lifespan as 1924–2008, although exact birth and death dates are not established in the collected source excerpts. Collectors may encounter her name primarily in connection with paintings and through auction records assigned to broader categories such as works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Those labels describe the current market dataset and should not be read as a complete catalogue of her artistic practice. The index also matches records under the name Eva Siegler, but the collected authority material does not independently confirm that name as an alias. Because the available biography is limited, this profile keeps movement, subject, and career-period classifications open rather than assigning unsupported labels. Further museum, exhibition-catalogue, or archival research would help establish a fuller account of Cerbu's training, career, and body of work.
Painting
Common works and media
Painting is the best-supported medium in the collected identity sources. The auction index also places records under works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Because those categories are broad and sparsely concentrated, they should be treated as search and comparison signals rather than proof that every listed format formed part of Cerbu's established practice. For appraisal purposes, the object's actual medium, support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, condition, date, provenance, and attribution should be documented before selecting comparable lots.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's collected page snapshot reports 174 auction records dated from 2020 through 2025, with 165 priced results, a median realized result near $400, and an observed range of $100 to $10,000. These historical observations are not price predictions. A useful appraisal comparison should match medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration history, provenance, attribution confidence, signature or inscriptions, and, where applicable, edition details. Subject matter and current demand may also affect results. Reported prices can differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, while private sales and incomplete auction feeds may leave gaps. Broad category labels should therefore be checked against photographs, catalogue descriptions, and other evidence for the individual object.
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
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction sales for works with similar characteristics
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
- Reported results may treat buyer premiums and fees differently, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in the dataset.
- The source page describes its category concentration as broad or sparse; category labels should not be treated as a definitive catalogue of the artist's practice.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
- 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 Eva Cerbu 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 Eva Cerbu artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.