Nahum Gutman Auction Prices and Value Guide

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Artist
Nahum Gutman
Source records
1,975
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Nahum Gutman

Nahum Gutman (1898–1980) was a Moldovan-born Israeli painter, sculptor, mosaic artist, and illustrator widely regarded as one of the founding visual chroniclers of early Tel Aviv and Jewish life in Palestine. Active from roughly 1905 until his death in November 1980, Gutman worked across painting, sculpture, monumental mosaics, and book illustration, earning recognition both as a fine artist and as a beloved children's book author-illustrator. His work captures the landscapes, streets, and everyday culture of the emerging Jewish community in Ottoman- and Mandate-era Palestine, making his oeuvre an important visual record of Israeli cultural history. He is listed in major reference works including Bénézit, Vollmer, and the Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, and is represented in authority files at the Library of Congress, VIAF, the RKD, and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.

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Common works and media

Gutman's output spans oil and watercolor paintings, mosaics, sculptures, ink and charcoal drawings, and illustrated books. His paintings frequently depict Tel Aviv cityscapes, Jaffa harbor, pastoral landscapes, and figures from everyday life in pre-state Palestine. He also produced large-scale public mosaics and murals. As an illustrator, he created artwork for children's books and literary publications. Collectors may encounter original paintings, signed prints, preparatory drawings, mosaic panels, and illustrated first editions at auction or through galleries specializing in Israeli modern art.

Market and appraisal context

Nahum Gutman's auction market is deep and liquid, with 374 recorded lots spanning 1993 to April 2026 and 267 lots carrying realized prices. Activity is concentrated in Israeli specialist houses—Tiroche, Ishtar, Montefiore, Kedem, and Pasarel—with meaningful representation at Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Aguttes, confirming international demand. The price distribution is wide: the median realized price is $2,200, the 75th percentile is $10,000, and the recorded maximum is $200,000. Recent 12-month volume (31 lots) is up from the prior 12 months (22 lots), indicating sustained or growing market interest. Top-tier prices at Tiroche in December 2025 reached $110,000, $80,000, and $55,000 for individual lots, likely major oil paintings, while works on paper, prints, and illustrated books regularly trade below $500. The market is bifurcated: significant oils of iconic Tel Aviv and Jaffa subjects command five- and low-six-figure sums, while prints, books, and minor works trade at accessible price points.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • works on paper (gouache, watercolor, ink)
  • sculpture (bronze)
  • prints
  • mosaic

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique: oil paintings, mosaics, and sculptures command different market tiers
  2. Provenance and exhibition history are important given Gutman's prominence in Israeli cultural history
  3. Condition, date of execution, and subject matter (iconic Tel Aviv scenes vs. later works) affect collector interest
  4. Medium: oil paintings command the highest prices (up to $200,000 recorded); works on paper, gouaches, and watercolors typically trade in the $1,000–$5,000 range; prints and illustrated books often sell below $100.
  5. Subject matter: iconic Tel Aviv street scenes, Jaffa harbor views, and early Palestine landscapes carry a premium over later or less characteristic subjects.
  6. Size and format: large-scale oils and monumental works are scarcer and more valuable; small-format works, studies, and book illustrations trade at lower tiers.

Appraisal caveats

  • No specific auction records or realized prices were available in the collected source pack; market estimates should reference live auction databases.
  • The source pack does not include auction-house catalogue entries; consult Sotheby's, Christie's, or Tiroche for Israeli art sale records.
  • All prices are drawn from Appraisily's auction-record index, derived from public auction feeds; private-sale and gallery prices are not captured.
  • Currency mix: the dataset includes lots priced in USD and EUR; cross-currency comparisons should account for exchange rates at time of sale.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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