# David Hendler artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/david-hendler/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:25:54.809Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Israeli
- Common media: Painting, Works on paper and prints

## Portrait

![David Hendler](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%9C%D7%A8.jpg)
Itzuvit · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%9C%D7%A8.jpg

## About David Hendler

David Hendler (1904–1984) was an Israeli painter whom authority data describes as having been born in Ukraine. He became closely identified with Tel Aviv and is remembered by the epithet “the painter of Tel Aviv.” Published biographical summaries also identify him as a recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for painting. These associations place Hendler within the history of Israeli painting, although the collected sources do not establish a specific movement or school for him. Collectors may encounter his name through paintings and works on paper as well as through public auction records carrying broader category labels. Because those labels can include loosely classified or imperfectly matched material, an appraisal should confirm the medium, signature, inscriptions, subject, date, and attribution of the individual work. Hendler's public identity is supported by Wikidata and VIAF authority records, while the available biographical summaries provide additional context about his relationship to Tel Aviv.

## Common works and media

Hendler is documented primarily as a painter, and auction records commonly place matched works in fine-art, painting, works-on-paper, and print categories. The index also contains broader sculpture, mixed-media, decorative-art, and edition labels, but the collected identity sources do not independently confirm those as characteristic parts of his oeuvre. Each object should be assessed from its materials, technique, dimensions, markings, subject, date, and catalogue description rather than from its category label alone.

## Market and appraisal context

David Hendler has a substantial body of matched public auction records in Appraisily's market index, but individual results should be compared carefully. Relevant factors include medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition and catalogue history, edition information where applicable, and confidence in the attribution. Subject matter and the availability of genuinely comparable works can also affect how a result is interpreted. Public sale records may omit private transactions, and reported prices may not treat buyer fees consistently. Broad auction-category assignments should therefore be checked against photographs, catalogue descriptions, and the documented characteristics of the work before they are used as appraisal evidence.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6941057
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/17169124/
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/david-hendler/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hendler
- Wikipedia: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%9C%D7%A8