# Mané-Katz artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/mane-katz/
Profile generated: 2026-08-18T19:41:39.730Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1894-06-05
- Death date: 1962-09-08
- Nationality: French, Israeli, Russian
- Movements: School of Paris, Expressionism
- Common media: Painting, Sculpture, Illustration and graphic compositions, Works on paper and prints, Mixed media and editions

## Portrait

![Mané-Katz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Mane_Katz.jpg/1280px-Mane_Katz.jpg)
Hans Pinn · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mane_Katz.jpg

## About Mané-Katz

Mané-Katz (1894–1962), born Mane Leyzerovich Kats in Kremenchuk, was a painter associated with Expressionism and the School of Paris. He moved to France in 1921, later became a French citizen, and relocated to Israel in 1958. Authority records connect his career with France and Israel, while Wikidata also describes him as Russian. His best-known subject context is Jewish shtetl life in Eastern Europe, interpreted through a modern, Paris-based artistic vocabulary. Although painting was central to his practice, authority records also identify work as a sculptor and illustrator. Collectors may therefore encounter his name across paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed-media objects, and editions. The variety of recorded names—including Emmanuel Mané-Katz, Katz-Mané, and Emanuel Katz—makes authority matching especially important when comparing auction records, documenting provenance, or evaluating attributed and editioned material.

## Common works and media

Commonly encountered Mané-Katz material includes paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture, mixed-media pieces, decorative art, and editions. His documented subject reputation centers on scenes of Jewish shtetl life in Eastern Europe, while authority records also connect him with book illustration and graphic compositions. For appraisal, identify the exact medium and support, measure the work, record signatures and inscriptions, and note any edition details where applicable. An auction category or name match alone should not be treated as authentication.

## Market and appraisal context

Mané-Katz has a substantial matched public-auction record on Appraisily, spanning paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Appraisal should begin with comparables that align in medium, dimensions, date or career period, subject, and edition status. Condition, restoration, signatures or inscriptions, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can materially affect how a lot compares with broader results. Recent realized prices provide useful context but are not price guarantees: reporting may differ on buyer premiums and fees, while private sales and incomplete feeds are not fully represented. A final opinion should reconcile object-level evidence with the closest available public comparables.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb119493220
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/060554908
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/57420136/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2660766
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500000463
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/23522
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/mane-katz-1565
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Man%C3%A9-Katz
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Man%C3%A9-Katz
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/mane-katz/