Joseph Hirsch Auction Prices and Value Guide
Joseph Hirsch auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 582 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Joseph Hirsch auction prices: quick answer
Joseph Hirsch auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Joseph Hirsch
- Source records
- 582
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Joseph Hirsch market snapshot
Joseph Hirsch shows deep auction liquidity with 419 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-08.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (84.2% · 203 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (14.1% · 34 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.7% · 4 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $175
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 22
- Median shift vs prior year
- +75.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-08
Artist context
About Joseph Hirsch
Born
1910
Died
1981
Nationality
American
Joseph Hirsch (1910–1981) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, and teacher. Authority records from Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and IdRef consistently identify his lifespan, while MoMA maintains an institutional artist entry for him. His available biography emphasizes socially observant art, with civic corruption, racial injustice, and broader social commentary described as recurring concerns. These subjects connect Hirsch with the history of twentieth-century American figurative and socially engaged art, although the collected sources do not establish a single formal movement label. In auction and appraisal contexts, his documented roles point to paintings, illustration-related works, and material connected with mural practice. Collectors should distinguish those work types carefully rather than treating every Hirsch listing as equivalent. The source pack is strongest on identity and professional activity; it does not provide a complete catalogue of works, periods, or series.
PaintingIllustrationMuralsSocial commentaryCivic corruptionRacial injustice
Common works and media
The collected sources directly identify painting, illustration, and mural practice as central parts of Hirsch's work. Auction or appraisal submissions may therefore include paintings, illustration-related objects, or material associated with mural work. The source pack does not establish which format is most frequent at auction, and it does not document sculpture, ceramics, posters, named series, or edition practices; those categories should not be assigned without evidence from the individual object or a stronger catalogue source.
Market and appraisal context
Market interpretation should begin with a secure identification of the artist and the type of work being examined. The best-supported distinctions in this source pack are painting, illustration, and mural-related material, together with subject matter connected to Hirsch's documented social concerns. Comparable public auction results can provide context when genuinely similar records are available, but the collected excerpt does not expose lot-level condition, dimensions, provenance, attribution, edition information, or realized prices. It therefore cannot support a price forecast or a uniform typical value. Appraisily's record count indicates auction activity, not interchangeability among works. A responsible appraisal should compare like with like and clearly state where object-level evidence remains incomplete.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Illustration-related works
- Mural-related material
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, particularly whether an object relates to Hirsch's documented painting, illustration, or mural practice
- Relationship of the subject matter to documented themes of social commentary, civic corruption, or racial injustice
- Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices, when sufficiently similar records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected Appraisily input indicates a substantial auction-record set, but the source excerpt does not provide a lot-level breakdown by medium, dimensions, condition, provenance, attribution, or realized price.
- The record count alone does not establish a typical value or price trend.
- Illustration- and mural-related categories are inferred from Hirsch's documented professional roles rather than from a completed lot-level category analysis.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, strong source quality.
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- IdRef library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- 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 Joseph Hirsch 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 Joseph Hirsch artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.