Mervin Jules Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mervin Jules auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 248 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Mervin Jules auction prices: quick answer

Mervin Jules auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Mervin Jules
Source records
248
Market update
2026-02-06

Mervin Jules market snapshot

Mervin Jules shows solid auction liquidity with 149 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $119. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-30.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (93.1% · 94 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (6.9% · 7 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$40
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-30

Artist context

About Mervin Jules

Mervin Jules (1912–1994) was an American painter and printmaker born in Baltimore, Maryland, best known for his silk screen prints. Active from the 1940s onward, Jules produced work that spanned figure studies, urban scenes, and socially engaged subjects, reflecting the currents of mid-20th-century American art. His prints and paintings are represented in major institutional collections, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York. He also illustrated the 1949 edition of Famous Fairy Tales. Jules's graphic work demonstrates a confident command of the silk screen medium, and his compositions often feature bold color and strong figurative design. Collectors encounter his work primarily through the print market, where his screenprints and paintings appear at auction.

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Common works and media

Jules is most frequently encountered as silk screen prints featuring figurative and urban subjects. Known titled works include The Art Lover, Burlesque, Dispossessed, Dust, Folk Singer, The Conductor, and The Bar at Rosy's. He also produced oil paintings and illustrated the 1949 publication Famous Fairy Tales. Collectors may find both unique paintings and editioned screenprints on the secondary market.

Market and appraisal context

Mervin Jules's work appears at auction principally as silk screen prints and paintings. Value depends on medium (unique painting versus editioned print), edition size, condition, provenance, and subject matter. Institutional holdings at MoMA and other museums lend credibility but do not directly determine market price. Buyers should verify attribution against museum records or authority files such as the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Comparable sale records from major auction houses should be consulted for current market guidance, as the public source pack does not include detailed price history.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Prints
  • Paintings

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: silk screen prints vs. unique paintings
  2. Institutional provenance: works held by MoMA and other museums may carry premium
  3. Edition and condition: print edition size and condition significantly affect value

Appraisal caveats

  • No detailed auction price history available in the collected source pack; collectors should consult live auction databases for comparable lots.
  • Attribution should be verified against catalogue raisonné or museum records where available.
  • The source pack does not include major auction-house entries; market data is inferred from museum holdings and medium description only.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

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