# Louis Paul Jonas artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/louis-paul-jonas/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T18:59:54.060Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1894-07-17
- Death date: 1971-02-16
- Nationality: American
- Common media: Sculpture, Works on paper and prints, Paintings, Mixed media and decorative editions

## About Louis Paul Jonas

Louis Paul Jonas (1894–1971) was an American sculptor associated especially with wildlife and natural-history presentation. Public authority records identify him as a sculptor, while the available biographical source also describes him as a taxidermist and designer of natural-history exhibits. That combination helps explain why collectors may encounter his name both on animal sculpture and in the history of museum displays. The collected sources give his birth as July 17, 1894, in Budapest and his death as February 16, 1971, although those exact dates currently depend on Wikipedia rather than an institution-grade biography. Appraisily's matched auction data includes an animal subject, Moose, and organizes records across sculpture and mixed media, paintings, works on paper and prints, and decorative art or editions. Because those market categories are broad and the available biography is limited, individual objects should be assessed through signatures, inscriptions, medium, subject, date, construction, and provenance rather than through name matching alone.

## Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to associate Jonas with wildlife sculpture and natural-history subjects. The current matched auction page also groups results under sculpture and mixed media, fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, and decorative art or editions. These are broad comparison categories, not proof that every listed object is securely attributable. For a particular work, document its material, dimensions, casting or edition information, signature or inscriptions, animal subject, condition, restoration, and provenance.

## Market and appraisal context

The available Appraisily market page presents a small public-auction sample and gives internally inconsistent summaries of its record count and latest sale, so its aggregate figures require reconciliation before they are treated as definitive. A useful appraisal should compare the same kind of object wherever possible. Medium, dimensions, date, wildlife subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, casting and edition details, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can all affect comparability. Recent sales should also be checked for reporting conventions such as buyer's premium and for later attribution changes. Public records cannot fully represent private transactions or works that have not returned to auction, and no observed result should be treated as a price prediction.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public feeds may be incomplete, and identity, attribution, condition, and market data should be verified for the specific object.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17626891
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/38146095233500370928/
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/louis-paul-jonas/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Paul_Jonas
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3