Stanislaus Rapotec Auction Prices and Value Guide
Stanislaus Rapotec auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 197 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Stanislaus Rapotec auction prices: quick answer
Stanislaus Rapotec auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Stanislaus Rapotec
- Source records
- 197
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Stanislaus Rapotec market snapshot
Stanislaus Rapotec shows solid auction liquidity with 109 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-24.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (12.0% · 9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (80.0% · 60 sales)
- $10,000+ (8.0% · 6 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $8,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-24
Artist context
About Stanislaus Rapotec
Born
1911
Died
1997
Nationality
Slovene, Australian
Also known as
Stanislav Rapotec, Stanislav Ivan Rapotec
Stanislaus Rapotec, also catalogued as Stanislav Rapotec and Stanislav Ivan Rapotec, was a Slovene-Australian artist and painter born in Trieste in 1911 who died in Sydney in 1997. Public authority files connect the English and Slovene forms of his name, an important consideration when matching collections and auction records. The available source pack does not establish a movement or school with sufficiently strong institutional evidence, so a firm movement label would be premature. Authority-linked work titles include Abstract, Approaching Wilcannia, Attending high mass, St. Mark's Venice, and Easter Sunday at Notre Dame. These records indicate that collectors may encounter works described through abstraction, Australian place imagery, travel, or religious observation. An appraisal should begin by confirming the artist identity and the particular work record rather than assuming that every Rapotec attribution shares the same context.
PaintingAbstract subject matterPlace-based and Australian landscape subjectsReligious observance and church scenes
Common works and media
Rapotec is identified as a painter, while authority-linked titles document abstract, place-based, and religious subject matter. Collectors may therefore encounter paintings described as abstractions, Australian scenes, travel observations, or church-related compositions. Named examples in authority data include Abstract, Approaching Wilcannia, Attending high mass, St. Mark's Venice, and Easter Sunday at Notre Dame. These titles establish useful subject context but do not prove that any one category dominates his output. The precise medium and date of an offered work should be verified from its catalogue entry or physical examination.
Market and appraisal context
Rapotec's market record should be considered work by work. The collected sources confirm a public Appraisily auction-price page and several authority-file name forms, but they do not provide enough lot-level detail to support a price trend or universal range. Appraisal should first reconcile Stanislaus, Stanislav, and Stanislav Ivan Rapotec against authority records. The object can then be compared with genuinely similar public lots using documented titles, subjects, sale dates, and realized prices. Medium, dimensions, date, attribution, provenance, and condition should come from the individual object and its auction documentation rather than being inferred from the artist's name alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings catalogued under Stanislaus Rapotec or Stanislav Rapotec
Value drivers
- Correct reconciliation of the Stanislaus, Stanislav, and Stanislav Ivan name variants
- Comparison with public auction records for genuinely similar works
- The relationship between a catalogued title or subject and documented Rapotec works
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not contain lot-level evidence sufficient to establish a price trend or dependable price range.
- Medium, dimensions, date, attribution, provenance, condition, sale date, and realized price should be verified from the individual object and its auction documentation.
- Authority records disagree about the birth year, although 1911 has the strongest support within the collected pack.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- 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 Stanislaus Rapotec 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 Stanislaus Rapotec artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.