# Saul Raskin artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/saul-raskin/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T15:51:01.909Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Printmaking, Illustration, Works on paper and prints, Painting

## Portrait

![Saul Raskin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/58/Self_Portrait_1950_17X21.jpg)
Saul Raskin · see-source-page
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Raskin

## About Saul Raskin

Saul Raskin (1878–1966) was an American artist identified by authority records as a printmaker and illustrator. Available biographical coverage also describes him as Russian-born and as a writer, lecturer, and teacher, although the strongest collected authority records primarily establish his American artistic identity and print-related roles. He is especially associated with depictions of Jewish subjects, a theme that helps explain the appearance of figurative and culturally focused works under his name. Collectors are most likely to encounter Raskin through prints, works on paper, illustrations, and paintings offered in the secondary market. No specific art movement or formal school is securely established by the collected sources, so his work is better presented through medium, subject, and historical context than through an unsupported movement label. His records at Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and the National Gallery of Art help distinguish him from similarly named people and support consistent entity matching.

## Common works and media

Raskin is most securely associated with printmaking and illustration. Auction and appraisal searches may therefore surface prints, editions, drawings or other works on paper, as well as paintings. Available biographical coverage connects his work particularly with Jewish subjects, but the collected sources do not establish a complete catalogue of subjects, techniques, or named series. Edition notation, paper and image dimensions, signatures, inscriptions, condition, and the distinction between an original work and a reproduction should be documented carefully when assessing a work offered under his name.

## Market and appraisal context

Public auction records for Saul Raskin include prints, works on paper, paintings, and more broadly classified fine or decorative art. An appraisal should compare like with like: medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, and attribution confidence can all affect relevance to prior sales. Appraisily's collected market page reports an observed auction range rather than a guaranteed value, and its category coverage is described as broad or sparse. Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, fee-reporting differences, and later attribution changes may also limit direct comparisons. Recent public sales are therefore most useful when the works closely match the object being assessed.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902691
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/15185214/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500055113
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.34185.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Raskin
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/saul-raskin/