Léopold Survage Auction Prices and Value Guide
Léopold Survage auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,244 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Léopold Survage auction prices: quick answer
Léopold Survage auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Léopold Survage
- Source records
- 1,244
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Léopold Survage market snapshot
Léopold Survage shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,072 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $20,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 38 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (14.9% · 116 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (25.7% · 201 sales)
- $10,000+ (59.4% · 464 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $8,890
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 38
- Median shift vs prior year
- +61.6%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-09
Artist context
About Léopold Survage
Born
1879
Died
1968
Nationality
French
Léopold Survage (1879–1968) was a French painter and designer whose career connected Moscow, the Russian avant-garde, and Paris. Authority records also associate him with engraving, illustration, and lithography. Public biographical sources describe his Finnish origin and his later identification with French artistic life. In Paris, Survage shared a studio with Amedeo Modigliani and explored abstract film ideas, while his work also intersected with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes through commissions and design activity. He is commonly encountered in discussions of Cubism and early twentieth-century abstraction, although the surviving market record spans more than one medium and category. Collectors may therefore find paintings alongside works on paper, prints, illustrations, and design-related material. For identification, the artist's name, medium, date, signature, provenance, and relationship to documented periods are important starting points.
CubismRussian avant-gardePaintingEngravingLithographyIllustration and designAbstract and avant-garde compositionsBallets Russes-related stage and design work
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include paintings, works on paper, prints, engravings, lithographs, illustrations, designs, mixed-media objects, and editioned or decorative works. Survage's association with Cubism, Russian avant-garde experimentation, abstract film concepts, and Ballets Russes-related design makes the period and function of a work especially relevant to identification. Buyers should distinguish an original painting or drawing from a print, reproduction, illustration, or design document, and record dimensions, inscriptions, edition details, and provenance.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily records show a substantial public auction history for Léopold Survage across paintings, works on paper, prints, mixed media, and editions. A meaningful appraisal comparison should match the work's medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration history, signature, inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, and attribution confidence. Subject matter and rarity may also matter when comparable examples are available. Auction results are evidence for comparison, not a guaranteed value: public databases can omit private transactions, contain incomplete feeds, or reflect later attribution changes. Authentication and first-hand condition review remain important for an individual work.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction results for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal; private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/leopold-survage/
- Authentication and condition may materially affect the assessment of an individual work. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/leopold-survage/
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- IdRef library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
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 Léopold Survage 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 Léopold Survage artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.