# Boris Lovet-Lorski artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T16:01:11.150Z
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## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: Art Deco
- Common media: Sculpture, Graphic art

## About Boris Lovet-Lorski

Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894–1973) was an American sculptor and graphic artist of Lithuanian origin. A French library authority records that he settled in the United States in 1920, while international authority files consistently identify him as an American sculptor. He is associated with Art Deco, particularly within twentieth-century American sculpture, although that stylistic classification is less strongly documented in the collected institutional sources than his identity and occupation. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with sculpture as well as graphic work. His standardized identity is supported by records from VIAF, Getty ULAN, Wikidata, IdRef, and other cultural institutions, which helps distinguish correctly attributed works from records carrying incomplete or variant cataloguing. Because the available source pack concentrates on identity rather than a detailed catalogue of works, specific subjects, materials, editions, and dated series should be established from the documentation attached to each object.

## Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Boris Lovet-Lorski through sculpture, the occupation consistently recorded by international authority files. Public biographical material also identifies him as an artist and graphic artist, so works on paper or other graphic material may appear in appraisal and auction contexts. The collected sources do not establish a dependable list of recurring subjects, sculpture materials, print techniques, editions, or named series; those details should therefore be verified object by object.

## Market and appraisal context

Auction appraisal should begin by confirming that the artist named in an inscription, catalogue entry, or provenance record is Boris Lovet-Lorski, the American sculptor born in 1894 and deceased in 1973. The type of object also matters: sculpture and graphic work belong to different collecting and comparable-sale categories. For an individual work, relevant analysis may consider its documented medium, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, attribution, and edition status, but the supplied source pack does not establish those details for particular objects. Appraisily auction records can provide sale dates, realized prices, and related lots when available; comparisons should be limited to objects that are genuinely similar in work type and documented characteristics.

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21293143
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500049568
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/96012182/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/114001197
- Wikipedia: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%2C_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/boris-lovet-lorski/