# Edna Hibel artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T08:58:35.861Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Painting

## Portrait

![Edna Hibel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Edna_Hibel.png)
Edna Hibel · see-source-page
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Hibel

## About Edna Hibel

Edna Hibel Plotkin (1917–2014), known professionally as Edna Hibel, was an American artist whose publicly documented practice centered on painting. Library authority records distinguish her as a named individual, while the collected biographical source says she painted through much of her life. Her work was formerly held at the Hibel Museum of Art, and the same source notes that part of it later went to Beloit College in Wisconsin. Collectors may encounter Hibel’s name in auction listings for paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Those labels describe how lots are grouped, not a complete catalogue of her practice. Because the available source pack contains limited museum or scholarly art-historical documentation, no movement, school, signature subject, or named series is assigned here. Identity checks should also consider the fuller name Edna Hibel Plotkin.

## Common works and media

Available auction data places Hibel lots in several broad groups: paintings; works on paper and prints; sculpture and mixed media; and decorative art and editions. These are market classifications rather than a definitive catalogue of media. For any example, record the exact technique, support, dimensions, signature and inscriptions, edition number where relevant, condition, and provenance before selecting comparables. The source pack does not establish recurring subjects or named series, so those should be described from the object and verified documentation rather than assumed from the artist’s name.

## Market and appraisal context

Edna Hibel’s public auction history should be evaluated through closely comparable lots rather than a single headline figure. Appraisily’s collected market page groups results across fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Relevant comparisons should align medium, dimensions, date, career period, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition information, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, and recency. Reported results may also differ in their treatment of buyer’s premiums or fees. Public auction records are only a starting point: private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear. A physical inspection and current comparable-sales review are still needed for an appraisal.

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110175566
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/35761647/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Hibel
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/edna-hibel/