Judy Cassab Auction Prices and Value Guide

Judy Cassab auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 941 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Judy Cassab auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Judy Cassab
Source records
941
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Judy Cassab

Judy Cassab (1920–2015), born Judit Kaszab in Vienna, was an Australian painter who became one of the country's most recognised portrait artists. She studied in Prague and Budapest before surviving the Holocaust in hiding during the Second World War. After the war she worked in Budapest and emigrated to Australia in 1951, where she built a decades-long career. Cassab won the Archibald Prize twice — one of only a handful of artists to achieve that distinction — and became known for her commissioned portraits of prominent Australians as well as landscape and abstract paintings. Her work is held in major Australian public collections. Collectors encounter her paintings at auction regularly, particularly in the Australian post-war and contemporary sale categories.

Australian post-war paintingOil paintingWorks on paperPortraitureAustralian landscapeAbstract works

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most frequently encounter Judy Cassab oil paintings on canvas or board, particularly portraits and landscape compositions. She also produced works on paper including drawings and watercolours. Editioned prints and lithographs exist but are less common at auction. Her portraits of identified sitters and her landscape scenes of the Australian interior are among the most sought-after categories.

Market and appraisal context

Judy Cassab maintains a well-established and liquid secondary market centred on Australian auction houses. Appraisily auction records index 557 total lots with 417 carrying price-realised data, spanning sales from October 2002 through May 2026. The price distribution skews toward an accessible mid-range: the 25th percentile sits at AUD 420, the median at AUD 850, and the 75th percentile at AUD 1,700. The ceiling reaches AUD 70,000 for top-tier works. Liquidity is steady, with 22 priced lots in the most recent 12-month window and 24 in the prior 12 months, indicating consistent supply and demand. The majority of sales are concentrated at Australian houses — Lawsons, Leonard Joel, Shapiro Auctioneers, GFL Fine Art, Theodore Bruce, and Raffan Kelaher & Thomas — with occasional appearances at Bonhams, Menzies, and international houses including Sloane Street Auctions (London), Rago Arts (US), Andrew Jones Auctions (US), and Westport Auction (US). Recent comparable results illustrate clear tiering: editioned prints realise AUD 80, smaller oils and works on paper sell in the AUD 380–900 band, larger oils on canvas and linen reach AUD 1,700–7,000, and significant compositions at major houses can exceed AUD 5,000. Multi-currency results (AUD, GBP, USD) confirm modest international reach beyond the Australian domestic market.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Oil painting
  • Works on paper
  • Mixed media
  • Prints and editions

Value drivers

  1. Provenance and exhibition history, particularly Archibald Prize association
  2. Medium and dimensions — larger oil paintings generally command stronger results
  3. Condition and attribution confirmed by expert opinion
  4. Medium — oil on canvas or linen commands a premium over oil on paper/board, mixed media, and works on paper; editioned prints trade at a distinct and lower tier
  5. Size — larger works (above 80 cm on the longest side) consistently realise stronger prices; the AUD 5,000–7,000 results are all large-format oils
  6. Subject and title — portraits of identified sitters, self-portraits, and titled landscape compositions attract more competitive bidding than generic or untitled works

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not include specific auction records or price-realised data. Appraisal should reference current comparable lots from major Australian auction houses.
  • Works from Cassab's European period are less commonly encountered at auction than her Australian output.
  • Price-realised data is predominantly in AUD; the GBP and USD results represent a small share of total volume and may not reflect equivalent market depth in those currencies.
  • Some recent lots lack price-realised data (e.g., the 104 cm × 86 cm 'Max Ernst on Pompidou Terrace' at Christian McCann Auctions and one lot at Aalders), which may indicate passed-in or post-sale private negotiations not captured in these records.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Judy Cassab 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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