Harry Gottlieb Auction Prices and Value Guide
Harry Gottlieb auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 251 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Harry Gottlieb auction prices: quick answer
Harry Gottlieb auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Harry Gottlieb
- Source records
- 251
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Harry Gottlieb
Harry Gottlieb (1895–1992) was a Romanian-born American painter, screen printer, lithographer, and educator who spent his career active in New York City. Born in Bucharest, he immigrated to the United States and became known for his work across multiple printmaking disciplines as well as painting. His documented titles—including "Abandoned Coal Mine," "Bootleg Mining," "Factory on River," and "Duck Farm"—reflect an engagement with industrial, labor, and rural American life. Gottlieb's work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and he is recorded in the Bénézit Dictionary of Artists and Falk's Who Was Who in American Art. His proficiency in screen printing and lithography places him among the American printmakers who advanced these techniques as fine-art mediums during the twentieth century.
oil paintingscreen printinglithographyindustrial and factory scenesmining and labor themesrural and agricultural subjects
Common works and media
Gottlieb worked across oil painting, screen printing, and lithography. Common subjects include industrial and factory scenes, mining landscapes, and rural or agricultural settings, as reflected in documented titles such as "Abandoned Coal Mine," "Bootleg Mining," "Duck Farm," and "Factory on River." Collectors may also encounter figurative compositions and prints in editioned formats alongside original paintings.
Market and appraisal context
Harry Gottlieb's works appear at auction primarily as paintings, screen prints, and lithographs. With 251 recorded auction appearances, he maintains a moderate and consistent market presence. Collectors should consider medium, subject matter, condition, provenance, and edition information for prints. Industrial and labor-themed compositions are documented subjects that may interest collectors of twentieth-century American art. Works with institutional exhibition history, such as pieces connected to MoMA's holdings, can carry additional provenance value. Individual results depend heavily on medium, size, date, and condition.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Prints
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Medium: oil paintings generally command higher prices than prints; screen prints and lithographs may exist in editions
- Subject matter: industrial and labor-themed works reflect documented themes that may appeal to collectors of American Scene art
- Institutional provenance: works with MoMA or other museum exhibition history may carry added interest
- Condition, edition size, and period: mid-century works from his active New York period are likely most sought
Appraisal caveats
- No specific realized auction prices or price-range data are available from the current source pack; valuation should reference comparable lots from major auction databases.
- Movement affiliation (e.g., Social Realism, American Scene) is suggested by work titles and medium but not explicitly stated in the available source excerpts.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
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
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