Modest Urgell Inglada Auction Prices and Value Guide

Modest Urgell Inglada auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 341 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Modest Urgell Inglada auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Modest Urgell Inglada
Source records
341
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Modest Urgell Inglada

Modest Urgell i Inglada (1839–1919) was a Catalan painter and playwright, widely recognized for his atmospheric landscape compositions. Born in Barcelona, he became one of the notable Spanish landscape painters of the nineteenth century, capturing coastal scenes, waterfronts, and rural environments with a distinctive sensitivity to light and mood. Beyond his gallery work, Urgell was also known by the pseudonym Katúfol, which he used for cartoons, illustrations, and satirical drawings. He was active as a comic playwright as well, reflecting a versatile creative output that bridged fine art and popular illustration. His dual identity as both a serious landscape painter and a humorous illustrator makes his body of work unusually broad for the period. Collectors most often encounter his oil landscapes at auction, where his beach scenes and boats are recurring subjects.

19th-century Spanish landscape paintingoil paintingdrawingillustration and cartoonslandscapesbeach and coastal scenesboats and waterfront

Common works and media

Urgell's most frequently seen works at auction are oil paintings depicting coastal landscapes, beach scenes with boats, and quiet waterfront views. He also produced drawings and illustrated albums. His illustrations and cartoons, signed under the name Katúfol, represent a distinct body of work from his fine-art landscapes. Collectors may also encounter theatrical manuscripts connected to his career as a comic playwright, though these are less common in the art market.

Market and appraisal context

Modest Urgell's works appear regularly in the European painting auction market, with over three hundred recorded lots. His oil-on-canvas landscapes, especially coastal and beach subjects, are the most commonly encountered work type at sale. Several factors can influence appraisal value: the specificity of the depicted location, canvas size, condition of the paint layer, and whether the work carries a clear signature or documented provenance. Works attributed to his Katúfol pseudonym in illustration or cartoon format are a separate collecting category. Comparable auction results for Catalan landscape painters of the same era can help contextualize individual lots, but realized prices vary substantially by subject, quality, and condition.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • 19th Century European Paintings
  • Old Master & 19th Century Paintings

Value drivers

  1. Subject matter and location specificity can affect value; coastal and beach scenes are recurrent themes in his oeuvre
  2. Condition and attribution should be confirmed, as his works span both fine-art landscape paintings and published illustrations under his Katúfol pseudonym
  3. Provenance linking to Catalan or Spanish collections may strengthen attribution confidence

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction records or realized prices were available in the collected sources; market context is inferred from the artist's auction presence and documented output

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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