Nasser Ovissi Auction Prices and Value Guide
Nasser Ovissi auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 237 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Nasser Ovissi auction prices: quick answer
Nasser Ovissi auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Nasser Ovissi
- Source records
- 237
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Nasser Ovissi market snapshot
Nasser Ovissi shows solid auction liquidity with 135 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-15.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (29.0% · 20 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (43.5% · 30 sales)
- $10,000+ (27.5% · 19 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $400
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 10
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-15
Artist context
About Nasser Ovissi
Born
1934
Nationality
Iranian, American
Also known as
ناصر اویسی
Nasser Ovissi, born in Tehran in 1934, is described by the collected sources as an Iranian-born American painter and printmaker associated with the Saqqakhaneh movement and the development of modern Iranian art. Available descriptions repeatedly connect his work with images of women and horses, bright color, and decorative forms informed by Iranian visual culture. Collectors may encounter his name in relation to both paintings and printed works, with medium, technique, dimensions, date, and documentary history helping distinguish related examples. Wikidata and multiple international authority identifiers provide a stable identity framework for the artist. The fuller biographical and stylistic account in the collected source pack, however, depends mainly on Wikipedia editions rather than museum, estate, or catalogue-level scholarship. This profile should therefore be used as a cautious identity and research guide, not as authentication of an individual work or a complete account of Ovissi's career.
Saqqakhaneh movementPaintingPrintmakingWomenHorses
Common works and media
The collected sources identify Ovissi primarily as a painter and printmaker. Paintings and printed works may feature stylized women or energetic horses, with bright colors and decorative forms appearing in available descriptions. The source pack does not establish particular print editions, named series, preferred supports, or a reliable chronology of stylistic periods. Those details should be verified from the individual object's inscriptions, documentation, and relevant catalogue or auction records.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal of a work attributed to Nasser Ovissi should begin with the object's medium, technique, dimensions, condition, signature or inscriptions, date, and documented ownership history. The available sources support distinguishing paintings from prints and indicate that women and horses are recurring subjects, but they do not establish edition sizes, a chronological price pattern, or the relative scarcity of particular compositions. Relevant public auction records can provide context when comparable lots are matched by work type, subject, scale, condition, attribution, and sale date. Realized prices should be interpreted as historical transactions rather than predictions, especially because the collected source pack did not provide accessible lot-level records or major-auction-house analysis.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Prints
Value drivers
- Medium and work type, including whether an object is a painting or print
- Subject matter, including recurring women and horse motifs
- Documented attribution and comparison with relevant public auction records
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no accessible museum, artist-estate, catalogue raisonné, or major-auction-house analysis of the artist.
- The Appraisily auction page returned a rate-limit response during collection, so individual lots, realized prices, conditions, dimensions, and sale dates could not be reviewed.
- The available evidence does not support conclusions about price trends, scarcity, edition sizes, or the authenticity of any individual object.
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 Nasser Ovissi 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 Nasser Ovissi artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.