# Irving Amen artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/irving-amen/
Profile generated: 2026-08-19T10:10:50.332Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Painting, Printmaking and etching, Sculpture

## About Irving Amen

Irving Amen (1918–2011) was an American artist whose practice included painting, printmaking, etching, and sculpture. Authority records from Getty and VIAF identify him as a painter, etcher, and sculptor, while museum records at The Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Art provide institutional points of reference for his career. Collectors may encounter Amen through paintings, works on paper, prints, editions, and sculptural objects. His broad practice means that identification should begin with the object’s medium, dimensions, date, signature, and any available provenance or catalogue information. Appraisily’s artist record connects this identity profile with publicly reported auction records, helping users compare relevant works while keeping attribution, condition, and completeness of the market record in view.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal records for Irving Amen may include paintings, etchings, prints, other works on paper, sculptures, mixed-media objects, decorative works, and editions. For prints and editions, examine the medium, sheet or image dimensions, edition number, signature, margins, paper condition, and any portfolio or catalogue information. For paintings and sculpture, record materials, dimensions, date or period, surface condition, provenance, and attribution evidence.

## Market and appraisal context

Amen appears across several auction categories, including paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Appraisal depends on the specific object rather than the artist name alone. Medium, size, date, condition, restoration, signature, inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, and attribution confidence may all affect comparability. Public auction results can help establish a starting range for similar works, but they do not represent every private sale or every unsold or incompletely documented object. Condition review and authentication remain important before drawing conclusions about an individual work.

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6074464
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95957942/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500042428
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/143
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.26214.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Amen
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/irving-amen/