Louis Wolchonok Auction Prices and Value Guide
Louis Wolchonok auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 211 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Louis Wolchonok auction prices: quick answer
Louis Wolchonok auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Louis Wolchonok
- Source records
- 211
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Louis Wolchonok market snapshot
Louis Wolchonok shows solid auction liquidity with 143 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-20.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (98.1% · 101 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (1.9% · 2 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $125
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 11
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-08-20
Artist context
About Louis Wolchonok
Born
1898
Died
1973
Nationality
American
Louis Wolchonok (1898–1973) was an American artist identified across international library, museum, and art-authority records. VIAF describes him more specifically as an American painter and etcher, providing the clearest source-backed account of his artistic roles in the available material. The National Gallery of Art also maintains an artist record for Wolchonok, while Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and IdRef provide stable identifiers that help connect historical catalogues and auction listings to the same person. The collected sources do not establish a particular movement, school, recurring subject, or named series, so those classifications should not be inferred. Collectors are most securely guided toward paintings and etchings, although matched auction listings may appear under broader works-on-paper, print, mixed-media, or decorative-art categories. Those market labels organize sale records and should not be treated as a complete catalogue of Wolchonok's practice.
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Common works and media
The strongest authority evidence identifies Wolchonok as a painter and etcher, making paintings and etched works the best-supported types to examine. Appraisily's matched auction records also place attributed lots within broader categories such as works on paper and prints, fine art and paintings, mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Because the collected sources do not document recurring subjects, named series, edition sizes, or a complete catalogue of media, individual works should be assessed from their physical characteristics, inscriptions, documentation, and attribution rather than from category labels alone.
Market and appraisal context
Public auction records for Louis Wolchonok should be compared at the individual-object level. Relevant considerations include medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and confidence in the attribution. Subject matter and recent results for genuinely similar works can also affect how a lot is interpreted. Appraisily's matched records cover several broad auction categories, but the available source pack does not establish which categories dominate his market. Public results are therefore evidence for comparison rather than a price prediction. Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not be reflected, while authentication or condition findings can materially alter an appraisal conclusion.
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 period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent public auction results for genuinely comparable works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- IdRef library authority
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Louis Wolchonok 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 Louis Wolchonok artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.