# Rose Silver artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/rose-silver/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T12:11:43.689Z
Quality: low confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American

## About Rose Silver

Rose Silver appears in Appraisily's auction index as a name associated with Lisa Rhana, an American artist represented by records at Wikidata, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and The Museum of Modern Art. The authority sources identify Rhana as an American artist who lived from 1912 to 1985, but the collected evidence does not independently establish whether Rose Silver was a legal name, professional name, alternate name, or auction-house attribution. One indexed auction-lot title also gives a conflicting 1902 birth year. Collectors may therefore encounter works catalogued under either Rose Silver or Lisa Rhana, but the identity connection should be checked against signatures, inscriptions, provenance, and original auction documentation. The available source pack does not establish a movement, characteristic subject, or securely documented body of media, so those details should not be inferred from the name match alone.

## Common works and media

The collected auction index places records in broad groupings that include paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Because the source itself describes category concentration as broad or sparse, these groupings should be treated as search and comparison categories rather than a verified account of Rose Silver's artistic practice. A work submitted for appraisal should be classified from its physical medium, construction, markings, dimensions, and documentation before comparable sales are selected.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's collected market index covers public records dated from 2008 through 2025, but only a portion contain reported prices and the category concentration is described as broad or sparse. Any appraisal should begin by confirming whether the work belongs with Rose Silver, Lisa Rhana, or another similarly named maker. Relevant comparisons should match medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, attribution wording, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, and available catalogue references. Public results are useful context rather than a price guarantee: private transactions may be absent, feeds may be incomplete, and reported totals may treat buyer premiums differently. The unresolved birth-year and name-linkage questions increase the importance of original labels, invoices, exhibition records, and auction cataloguing.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Identity conflicts, incomplete feeds, private sales, and attribution changes may limit the conclusions that can be drawn.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117120897
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/18982615/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97863159
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/61589
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/rose-silver/