Steve Tobin Auction Prices and Value Guide

Steve Tobin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 181 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Steve Tobin auction prices: quick answer

Steve Tobin auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Steve Tobin
Source records
181
Market update
2026-02-16

Steve Tobin market snapshot

Steve Tobin shows solid auction liquidity with 111 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $475. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-04-30.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (65.0% · 52 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (31.3% · 25 sales)
  • $10,000+ (3.8% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$450
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
3
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-04-30

Artist context

About Steve Tobin

Steve Tobin portrait
Ken Ek was commisioned to photograph Steve Tobin. The Michener Art Museum had an art show featuring Steve Tobin 2014. Tobin owns the rights to photograph and has agreed to release it. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Born

1957

Nationality

American

Steve Tobin is an American sculptor born in 1957, an identity supported by Wikidata and VIAF authority records and linked to Getty ULAN. Public descriptions consistently place sculpture at the center of his practice. A secondary biographical source characterizes his work as encouraging viewers to reconsider natural objects, suggesting an interest in translating organic forms into sculptural encounters. Because the collected sources are primarily authority records rather than museum essays, an official artist biography, or a scholarly catalogue, this page does not assign Tobin to a named movement or present a detailed career chronology. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with sculptural works and associated auction records. Stable Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN identifiers are especially useful for distinguishing this American sculptor from people with similar names and for connecting auction entries with the correct artist identity.

SculptureNatural objects and organic forms

Common works and media

The evidence supports sculpture as the principal work type associated with Steve Tobin. A secondary biographical source connects his practice with looking anew at natural objects, so organic or nature-related subjects may appear. The source pack does not document specific sculptural materials, named series, editions, paintings, prints, ceramics, drawings, or posters. Each object should therefore be described from its physical evidence and documentation rather than assigned to an unsupported medium or series.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal of a work attributed to Steve Tobin should begin with identity matching: the authority records consistently identify him as an American sculptor born in 1957. Appraisily's public artist-page signal indicates auction-price records associated with this name, but the collected source pack contains no individual lot descriptions or results. A defensible comparison therefore requires review of the actual work's medium, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, and any edition information, together with relevant sale dates and realized prices. These are appraisal inputs to verify, not conclusions established by the present research. The source pack supports neither a price trend nor a forecast, and it does not show whether every indexed record represents a securely attributed work by the same artist.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Sculpture

Value drivers

  1. Verified identity and attribution to the American sculptor Steve Tobin
  2. Comparison with available public auction records, including sale date and realized price

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack does not provide individual auction-lot descriptions, realized prices, sale dates, dimensions, materials, condition reports, provenance, or edition details.
  • No price trend, market forecast, or claim about scarcity can be supported from the collected evidence.
  • The auction-record signal should be reconciled with securely attributed works and work-specific documentation before valuation.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Steve Tobin

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Steve Tobin 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 Steve Tobin artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.