# Robert Jacks artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-jacks/
Profile generated: 2026-08-19T16:23:09.284Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Australian
- Movements: Abstract art
- Common media: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Works on paper, Mixed media

## About Robert Jacks

Robert Jacks (1943–2014) was an Australian painter, sculptor and printmaker associated with abstract art. His practice spans two- and three-dimensional formats, with paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture and mixed-media objects appearing under his name. Museum and authority records—including MoMA, the British Museum, VIAF and Getty ULAN—help distinguish him from other people with similar names and establish a stable identity for cataloguing. Collectors encounter Jacks through a substantial public-auction footprint: Appraisily's collected dataset covers sales from 2002 to 2026 and includes hundreds of records across fine art, prints, editions and sculpture-related categories. That breadth makes medium, date, scale and edition information especially important when identifying a work. The available sources support his basic identity and abstract-art context, but they do not provide enough institution-grade biographical detail to describe specific career phases, named series or recurring subjects with confidence.

## Common works and media

Works encountered in auction and appraisal contexts include paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture and mixed-media pieces. Some records are also classified as editions or decorative art. Accurate identification should record the medium, dimensions, date, signature or inscriptions, edition information where applicable, physical condition and any documented provenance. The collected sources do not support naming particular subjects or series.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's collected market snapshot contains 337 matched records, including 205 priced records, across 2002–2026, with an observed range of $30 to $37,000 and a reported median near $744. Those figures describe a mixed group, not a prediction for an individual work. Appraisal should prioritize comparable lots sharing medium, size, date, condition, provenance and attribution confidence. For prints and editions, signature, inscriptions and edition details matter; for paintings, sculpture and mixed media, surface condition, restoration and construction can affect comparability. Exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, rarity and recent results for closely related works can also be relevant. Public-auction data may omit private sales and can differ in its treatment of fees.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices and comparable lots when those records are available. Public-auction data is evidence for comparison, not a substitute for inspecting, authenticating and condition-checking an individual work.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7346002
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/53208793/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500079827
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/2858
- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG164073
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jacks
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-jacks/