Lajos Markos Paintings: Sold Prices and Values

95 Lajos Markos auction results are recorded in Appraisily's auction index from 2001 to 2026. Lajos Markos (1917–1993), a Hungarian-born Houston painter, is known for Western scenes and portraits, including John Wayne.

What Lajos Markos works sell for

Of 64 priced Lajos Markos auction results, half sold between $1,250 and $4,212. The median was $2,100 and the highest $17,500. Size, subject, medium, condition and provenance explain most of the spread.

Auction results
95
Median price
$2,100
Middle half
$1,250 to $4,212
Highest recorded
$17,500
Latest sale
2026-04-29

Highest recorded Lajos Markos auction results

Work, as cataloguedAuction houseDatePrice
The Panhandle Field Discovery Christie's 2020-10-28 $17,500
"Following the Sunset" Dallas Fine Art Auction 2012-01-28 $14,340
Attack on the Heritage Auctions 2007-12-06 $14,340
Title not recorded Heritage Auctions 2009-01-24 $7,170
Frontier Communion Lone Star Art Auction 2024-10-12 $7,000
A PAINTING, "The Hunt," Simpson Galleries, LLC 2015-05-17 $6,500

Prices as reported by each auction house; some include the buyer's premium. Top results are the exception: compare your work with sales of similar size, subject and medium.

Lajos Markos market snapshot

Lajos Markos shows solid auction liquidity with 89 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (15.3% · 9 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (79.7% · 47 sales)
  • $10,000+ (5.1% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,300
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
15
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-29

Artist context

About Lajos Markos

Born

1917

Died

1993

Nationality

Hungarian-American

Lajos Markos (1917–1993) was a Hungarian-born American painter identified by Wikidata and VIAF as an artist active in the United States. Biographical reference material records his training at the Royal Academy of Budapest and describes a practice that included portraiture, Western subjects, and cityscapes. His work also has an institutional Texas context through the Texas Governors and Presidents Portrait Gallery. Collectors are likely to encounter Markos through paintings rather than through a tightly documented formal movement or catalogue raisonné. Appraisily's auction records show a varied body of work, including Western riders, interior and occupational genre scenes, and animal subjects. This breadth makes precise identification important: the title, subject, scale, signature, medium, date, and any supporting provenance should be considered alongside the artist name when assessing an individual work.

Oil on canvasPortraitsWestern scenesCityscapesGenre scenes and animal subjects

Common works and media

The collected record supports oil-on-canvas paintings as a common format. Subjects documented in the available material include portraits, Western scenes, cityscapes, interior genre scenes, occupational figures, riders, and animal subjects. Individual auction listings identify works such as a poodle painting, a twilight rider scene, and a blacksmith scene. Descriptions should be checked against the object itself, especially where a title, date, dimensions, signature, or medium is supplied by a consignor or auction catalog rather than by a catalogue raisonné.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s available auction summary tracks 95 Markos lots, including 64 with reported prices, across sales recorded from 2001 through April 2026. The summary reports a median realized price of $2,100, but that aggregate is a reference point rather than a valuation for any particular painting. Recent records include oil-on-canvas works with subjects ranging from riders and a blacksmith to interior genre scenes and poodles. For appraisal, compare works of similar subject, medium, dimensions, condition, date, and attribution confidence. Provenance, exhibition or institutional associations, and the quality of directly comparable public auction records may also matter. Auction results can be reported with differing treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparable results should be normalized before use.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Oil paintings
  • Western and figural genre paintings
  • Animal-subject paintings

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, condition, provenance, and attribution confidence
  2. Subject matter and comparison with documented public auction lots
  3. Date and the availability of comparable public auction records

Appraisal caveats

  • Auction results reflect individual lots and sale circumstances; reported totals may treat buyer premiums or fees differently.
  • The available market summary does not provide a complete category taxonomy or a work-by-work catalogue.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Lajos Markos

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Lajos Markos 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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