Tony Abeyta Auction Prices and Value Guide
Tony Abeyta auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 172 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Tony Abeyta auction prices: quick answer
Tony Abeyta auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Tony Abeyta
- Source records
- 172
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Tony Abeyta market snapshot
Tony Abeyta shows solid auction liquidity with 91 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (23.6% · 21 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (65.2% · 58 sales)
- $10,000+ (11.2% · 10 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $7,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 12
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-04
Artist context
About Tony Abeyta
Born
1965
Nationality
American
Tony Abeyta (born 1965) is a contemporary Diné (Navajo) artist whose practice connects Indigenous cultural imagery, the landscape of the American Southwest, and modernist visual language. Public biographical sources place his life and work between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Berkeley, California. He is especially known for mixed-media paintings and oil landscapes, while jewelry is also documented as part of his practice. Recurring subjects include New Mexico terrain, ancestral Navajo iconography, and references to American Modernism. Collectors may encounter his name across paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative works, and editions in public auction data. Authority records from Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and IdRef help distinguish him from similarly named people and support consistent entity matching across catalogues, archives, and auction records.
Contemporary Native American artMixed-media paintingOil paintingJewelryNew Mexico landscapeLandscapes of the American SouthwestAncestral Navajo iconographyAmerican Modernist visual references
Common works and media
Works associated with Tony Abeyta most commonly described in the collected biographical sources are mixed-media paintings and oil landscapes, particularly images engaging the New Mexico landscape, the wider American Southwest, and ancestral Navajo iconography. Jewelry is also documented within his practice. In auction and appraisal settings, collectors may additionally encounter works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed-media objects, decorative works, or editions. Each object should be classified from its actual materials, construction, signature, inscriptions, and edition information rather than from the artist name alone.
Market and appraisal context
For appraisal, begin with public auction records for works that closely match the object in medium, dimensions, date, subject, and work type. Condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, edition information, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can materially affect comparability. Recent results are most useful when the sold lot resembles the object rather than merely sharing the artist's name. Appraisily groups Abeyta records across paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions, but broad category coverage does not imply equal market depth in every medium. Public data can omit private sales or use inconsistent fee conventions, so it should inform, rather than replace, object-specific examination and expert judgment.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent public auction results for closely comparable works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
- Reported auction totals may follow different buyer-premium or fee conventions, so comparisons should use consistent figures.
- Authentication, attribution, and object condition can materially alter a valuation conclusion.
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
- Library of Congress library authority
- IdRef library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Tony Abeyta 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 Tony Abeyta artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.