Zvi Raphaeli Auction Prices and Value Guide

Zvi Raphaeli auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 327 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Zvi Raphaeli auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Zvi Raphaeli
Source records
327
Market update
2026-02-16

Zvi Raphaeli market snapshot

Zvi Raphaeli shows solid auction liquidity with 107 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-09.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (48.4% · 45 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (51.6% · 48 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,100
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
6
Median shift vs prior year
+15.8%
Latest recorded sale
2025-07-09

Artist context

About Zvi Raphaeli

Born

1924

Died

2005

Nationality

Israeli

Also known as

Zvi Raphaely, צבי רפאלי

Zvi Raphaeli (1924–2005) was an Israeli painter and rabbi whose public identity records also use the spelling Zvi Raphaely. Available biographical material associates him with Impressionism and describes art and religious life as intertwined parts of his practice. Educated in France from early childhood, he is reported to have studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and later at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. He moved to Israel in 1945 and later also lived in the United States. Collectors most clearly encounter his name in connection with paintings, while auction indexing places attributed works in broader categories that include works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Because the detailed biography in the available source pack is primarily supported by Wikipedia rather than a museum, estate, or catalogue raisonné, education, wartime, and career details should be treated as provisional until corroborated by stronger primary or scholarly records.

ImpressionismPaintingReligious themes

Common works and media

Painting is the clearest documented medium associated with Zvi Raphaeli. Appraisily's auction index also groups attributed lots under works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Those broader labels should be verified against the individual object's materials, construction, signature, inscriptions, and edition details because the collected source pack does not establish a definitive catalogue of the artist's media or series.

Market and appraisal context

Public auction records offer a comparison framework, not a stand-alone valuation. For a work attributed to Zvi Raphaeli, useful comparisons should align as closely as possible on medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and attribution status. A signature or inscription should be assessed alongside provenance rather than treated as authentication by itself. Restoration, surface damage, edition information, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect how a lot compares with recorded sales. The available Appraisily index shows an active public-auction record, but its summary contains differing lot counts and no supporting major-auction-house source was collected. Private transactions and incomplete feeds may also fall outside the available data.

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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, subject, and condition

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Authentication and condition can materially affect value.
  • The available source pack contains no major-auction-house source independently confirming the listed auction categories or market observations.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 Zvi Raphaeli

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Zvi Raphaeli 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 Zvi Raphaeli artwork?

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