Mordechai Avniel Auction Prices and Value Guide
Mordechai Avniel auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 235 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Mordechai Avniel auction prices: quick answer
Mordechai Avniel auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Mordechai Avniel
- Source records
- 235
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Mordechai Avniel market snapshot
Mordechai Avniel shows deep auction liquidity with 166 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-07.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (100.0% · 42 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-06-07
Artist context
About Mordechai Avniel
Born
1900
Died
1989
Nationality
Israeli
Also known as
Mordecai Avniel, Avniel, M. (Mordechai), אבניאל, מרדכי
Mordechai Avniel (1900–1989), also recorded as Mordecai Avniel, was an Israeli painter, sculptor, and lawyer. His identity is represented across international authority systems, including Wikidata, VIAF, the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the Library of Congress, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. These records help distinguish his work across English, Hebrew, and catalog-style name forms. The available source pack establishes his activity in painting and sculpture but does not provide enough scholarly detail to assign him confidently to a specific movement, school, period, or recurring group of subjects. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with works described as paintings or sculptures, although any appraisal should confirm that the object and its attribution correspond to the same Mordechai Avniel documented by the authority records. The variant spelling “Mordecai Avniel” is especially relevant when searching catalogues and historical sale records.
PaintingSculpture
Common works and media
The collected identity sources describe Avniel as both a painter and sculptor, making paintings and sculptures the supported work types for initial cataloguing and auction-record searches. The source pack does not establish specific materials, techniques, subjects, editions, print production, or named series. Objects outside the supported categories require additional evidence before they should be associated with the artist.
Market and appraisal context
Public auction records can help establish context for works attributed to Mordechai Avniel, but the collected source pack does not expose enough lot-level evidence to support a price forecast or market-trend claim. An appraisal should first reconcile the artist’s identity across Mordechai and Mordecai name forms, then compare the object with records for the appropriate work type. When available, useful comparisons include clearly attributed works with documented sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, media, condition, provenance, and similar subject matter. The present research confirms painting and sculpture as relevant practices but does not establish a particular movement, series, edition history, or recurring subject as a valuation benchmark.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings attributed to Mordechai Avniel
- Sculptures attributed to Mordechai Avniel
Value drivers
- Correct identity matching, including the alternate name Mordecai Avniel and authority-controlled name forms
- Work type, particularly whether an object is presented as a painting or sculpture
- Comparison with dated public auction records and realized prices for correctly matched works when lot-level records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack reports 235 records associated with the Appraisily artist page but contains no lot-level descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, condition reports, provenance, dimensions, or attribution notes.
- The collected sources do not support claims about a named movement, recurring subject matter, editions, market direction, scarcity, or price level.
- Painting and sculpture categories are inferred from documented occupations rather than a categorized auction-lot sample.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- The Museum of Modern 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 Mordechai Avniel 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 Mordechai Avniel artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.