Hilda Goldwag Auction Prices and Value Guide

Hilda Goldwag auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 316 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Hilda Goldwag auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Hilda Goldwag
Source records
316
Market update
2026-02-06

Hilda Goldwag market snapshot

Hilda Goldwag shows deep auction liquidity with 232 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $120. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2011-01-27.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (100.0% · 228 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2011-01-27

Artist context

About Hilda Goldwag

Born

1912

Died

2008

Nationality

Austrian

Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008) was an Austrian-born artist who made Scotland her home after leaving Vienna in 1939 while escaping Nazi persecution. Her practice extended beyond easel painting to book illustration and commercial design, while her painted work became closely associated with Glasgow. Surviving public-collection records show an interest in the city's buildings and inhabitants, alongside landscapes and waterways. Titles such as Church on Maitland Street, Old Couple, Ruined Fence, October, and Turbulent River illustrate the range of subjects attached to her name. Goldwag's work is represented in collections catalogued by Art UK, including holdings associated with East Dunbartonshire Council, the Lillie Art Gallery, Art in Healthcare, and the Ben Uri Gallery & Museum. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter her through paintings of urban Scottish life and landscape, as well as less frequently documented illustration or design material. Authority records in Wikidata and VIAF consistently identify her lifespan as 1912–2008.

PaintingBook illustrationCommercial designGlasgow city life and architectureFigures and everyday lifeLandscapes, rivers, and waterways

Common works and media

Goldwag is best documented as a painter. Public-collection titles point to Glasgow churches and urban buildings, figures such as older couples, and landscape or water subjects, including rivers, fences, and seasonal scenes. Biographical sources also identify book illustration and commercial design, although the available source pack provides much less auction detail for those formats. For appraisal, distinguish unique paintings from drawings, prints, illustration material, or commercial designs, and record the support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, and condition.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by matching the object to genuinely comparable Goldwag works, especially by medium, dimensions, date, subject, and attribution status. Condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can materially affect how a lot compares with the public record. Appraisily's collected auction data is historical and concentrated in a 2007–2011 date range, so it should not be read as a current price forecast. Published records may also omit private transactions or reflect inconsistent treatment of buyer's premiums and fees. Paintings should be compared with paintings of similar scale and subject; works on paper, illustrations, or editioned material should be assessed within their own categories. Authentication and a direct condition review remain essential.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints

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 involving similar works, subjects, and formats

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected Appraisily auction data is historical, with its stated date range ending in 2011; it should not be treated as a current price forecast. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/hilda-goldwag/
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, attribution changes, and inconsistent inclusion of buyer's premiums or fees may limit direct comparisons. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/hilda-goldwag/
  • Authentication and condition can materially alter an appraisal relative to database-level comparable records. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/hilda-goldwag/

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 Hilda Goldwag

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Hilda Goldwag 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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