Leon Kroll Auction Prices and Value Guide
Leon Kroll auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 450 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Leon Kroll auction prices: quick answer
Leon Kroll auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Leon Kroll
- Source records
- 450
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Leon Kroll
Leon Kroll (1884–1974) was an American painter, lithographer, and muralist whose career spanned more than six decades. Recognized for his figurative work, he was once described by Life magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters." Beyond figure studies, Kroll built a substantial body of landscape and still-life paintings. His public commissions include murals for the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C., and a mosaic for the chapel ceiling at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Kroll's work is held in major museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Active during the heyday of mid-century American figurative painting, he maintained a representational approach while many of his contemporaries moved toward abstraction. His paintings and prints appear regularly at auction, reflecting sustained collector interest in American figurative art of this period.
American Figurative Paintingoil paintinglithographymosaicmuralfemale nudeslandscapesstill life
Common works and media
Leon Kroll worked across several media. His oil paintings include figurative compositions, female nudes, rural and urban landscapes, and tabletop still lifes. He was also a prolific lithographer, producing editioned prints that circulate widely at auction. A smaller number of mural commissions and one known mosaic—the Normandy American Cemetery chapel ceiling—represent his public-art practice. Works on paper, including drawings and lithographs, tend to appear more frequently in the secondary market than large-scale oils.
Market and appraisal context
Leon Kroll's work appears frequently in the American art market, with hundreds of lots recorded at auction. Collectors most often encounter his oil paintings—particularly figurative compositions, nudes, landscapes, and still lifes—as well as lithographic prints. Provenance from a recognized gallery or inclusion in a museum exhibition can strengthen a work's value. Condition, dimensions, date of execution, and whether a work belongs to one of his well-known series are standard factors in appraisal. His public commissions and institutional holdings add historical credibility but do not directly determine individual work values. As with most mid-century American artists, auction results vary widely depending on medium, size, subject, and quality.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Auction results for Kroll vary widely by medium, size, subject, and condition; individual appraisal requires lot-specific comparables.
- The source pack does not include specific realized-price data; valuation guidance should reference current auction records.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
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 Leon Kroll 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 Leon Kroll artwork?
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