Hilla von Rebay Auction Prices and Value Guide

Hilla von Rebay auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 202 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Hilla von Rebay
Source records
202
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Hilla von Rebay

Hilla von Rebay (1890–1967), born Hildegard Anna Augusta Elisabeth Freiin Rebay von Ehrenwiesen in Strasbourg, was a German-American abstract painter and a pivotal figure in twentieth-century art patronage. After studying art in Paris, Berlin, and elsewhere in Europe, she embraced non-objective painting and became one of its most dedicated advocates. In the late 1920s she met the industrialist Solomon R. Guggenheim and persuaded him to begin collecting abstract and non-objective art at scale. That collection became the foundation of what is now the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Rebay served as the museum's first director and was instrumental in selecting Frank Lloyd Wright as its architect. Her own creative output — vivid, largely non-representational compositions in oil, watercolor, and collage — has received growing recognition in museum exhibitions and auction catalogues in recent decades. Collectors most often encounter her work through museum retrospectives, estate-associated pieces, and occasional auction appearances.

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Common works and media

Rebay worked chiefly in oil on canvas, watercolor, gouache, and collage. Her compositions are characteristically non-objective, featuring rhythmic abstract forms, bold color fields, and interlocking geometric or organic shapes. Works on paper — including ink drawings and mixed-media collages — appear regularly in auction records. She also produced lithographic prints and exhibition-related posters connected to the Guggenheim. Collectors may encounter both signed originals and later estate-authorized reproductions.

Market and appraisal context

Hilla von Rebay's work appears at auction primarily as original paintings, works on paper, and collage. Provenance tracing to the artist's estate or to the Guggenheim Foundation holdings adds meaningful weight to any appraisal. Dating, medium — oil versus watercolor or gouache — size, and condition are standard valuation factors, as is documentation of exhibition history. Because her reputation as a curator and museum founder has historically overshadowed recognition of her own artistic output, auction results can be uneven and market depth is modest compared with better-known non-objective painters of the period. Authentication may draw on RKD records, museum catalogues, and exhibition checklists.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • Market depth is modest compared with better-known non-objective painters of the period
  • Authentication may draw on RKD records, museum catalogues, and exhibition checklists
  • Some sources list her birth year as 1895 rather than 1890; the RKD and Wikidata favor 1890

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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