Vic Gentils Auction Prices and Value Guide
Vic Gentils auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 310 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Vic Gentils auction prices: quick answer
Vic Gentils auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Vic Gentils
- Source records
- 310
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Vic Gentils market snapshot
Vic Gentils shows solid auction liquidity with 148 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-27.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (68.1% · 62 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (29.7% · 27 sales)
- $10,000+ (2.2% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $400
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 9
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-27
Artist context
About Vic Gentils
Born
1919
Died
1997
Nationality
Belgian
Also known as
Victor Gentils, Victor A. Gentils
Vic Gentils (1919–1997), also catalogued as Victor Gentils and Victor A. Gentils, was a Belgian painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Library authority files, Wikidata, and MoMA connect these names to the same artist, while bibliographic records document exhibitions and retrospectives in Brussels, Rotterdam, Turnhout, Lille, and Antwerp. His practice therefore appears in collection and auction catalogues across several object types rather than within a single medium. Secondary references variously associate Gentils with New Realism and Flemish Surrealism, but the supplied institution-grade records do not resolve one definitive movement label; those terms are best treated as research leads rather than settled classification. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings, sculptural works, and prints, as well as in catalogues concerning portraits and commemorative monuments. Recognized name variants and the breadth of his media make careful entity matching especially important when comparing records.
PaintingSculpturePrintmakingPortraitureCommemorative monuments
Common works and media
Authority records identify painting, sculpture, and printmaking as Gentils's principal documented media. Bibliographic exhibition records also connect his work with portraiture and commemorative monuments. These descriptions establish the types of objects that may bear his name, but the supplied sources do not provide a lot-level breakdown showing which category appears most often at auction.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should begin by identifying whether a work is a painting, sculpture, or print and then comparing it with records from the same category. Cataloguing should also reconcile the names Vic Gentils, Victor Gentils, and Victor A. Gentils so that relevant records are not missed. Subject and work type may further narrow comparisons, particularly for portraits or commemorative works. Where public auction results are available, sale date, realized price, dimensions, description, and attribution should be reviewed together. The supplied research pack does not establish price trends or record values, and object-specific condition, provenance, date, edition status, and authorship still require separate verification.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Value drivers
- Object type and medium, with paintings, sculptures, and prints compared within their respective categories
- Like-for-like public auction records, including sale date and realized price when those records are available
- Subject and work type, including portraiture and commemorative monument-related works
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack does not contain detailed major-auction-house lot pages, so it does not establish category frequency, price trends, or record prices.
- Condition, provenance, dimensions, date, edition status, and attribution should be verified from the individual object and its catalogue documentation before valuation.
- Recognized name variants should be reconciled through authority records when matching auction and collection records.
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 Vic Gentils 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 Vic Gentils artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.