Max Svabinsky Auction Prices and Value Guide
Max Svabinsky auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 180 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Max Svabinsky auction prices: quick answer
Max Svabinsky auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Max Svabinsky
- Source records
- 180
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Max Svabinsky market snapshot
Max Svabinsky shows solid auction liquidity with 75 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-14.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (42.6% · 23 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (46.3% · 25 sales)
- $10,000+ (11.1% · 6 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $3,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-14
Artist context
About Max Svabinsky
Born
1873
Died
1962
Nationality
Czech
Also known as
Max Švabinský
Max Švabinský (1873–1962), commonly listed without diacritics as Max Svabinsky, was a Czech painter, draughtsman, graphic artist, and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. His career extended from the late nineteenth century through the first half of the twentieth. A collected biographical source notes that his artistic identity had taken shape before 1900 and before the arrival of Cubism, useful chronological context that does not by itself establish a specific movement affiliation. Švabinský worked across studio painting, drawing, and graphic production, so collectors may encounter his work in several catalog categories rather than under a single medium. His accented and unaccented names should be treated as forms of the same artist identity when reviewing collection records or auction results. Appraisily's collected dataset indicates a substantial auction presence, but individual objects still require careful classification and comparison with genuinely similar works.
PaintingDrawingGraphic art
Common works and media
Public identity sources describe Švabinský as a painter, draughtsman, and graphic artist. Works encountered in appraisal or auction settings may therefore be cataloged as paintings, drawings or other works on paper, and graphic works or prints. The collected evidence does not identify dependable subject categories, named series, or edition practices, so those details should be established from the individual object and its documentation.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should first distinguish among Švabinský's paintings, drawings, and graphic works because these are separate parts of his documented practice and should not be compared indiscriminately. Name normalization also matters: records filed under Max Švabinský and Max Svabinsky may refer to the same artist. When detailed auction results are available, the most useful comparisons are records from the corresponding work type, considered alongside the recorded sale date and realized price. The collected source pack does not establish a price trend, the relative frequency of different categories, or a hierarchy of subjects. Those conclusions should therefore come from object-specific evidence and a reviewed set of comparable public sales rather than from the artist name alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Drawings and works on paper
- Graphic works and prints
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, particularly the distinction among paintings, drawings, and graphic works
- Correct entity matching across the accented name Max Švabinský and the unaccented form Max Svabinsky
- Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when those details are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected market source identifies an Appraisily auction-record set but does not provide individual lot descriptions or results in this source pack.
- No price trend, category frequency, scarcity claim, or prediction is supported by the collected evidence.
- The source pack does not establish specific subjects, named series, or a definitive movement affiliation.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Max Svabinsky 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 Max Svabinsky artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.