# Steve Kaufman artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/steve-kaufman/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T08:29:30.236Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1960-12-29
- Death date: 2010-02-12
- Nationality: American
- Movements: American Pop Art
- Common media: Paintings, Works on paper and prints, Sculpture and mixed media, Stained glass, Photography and film, Decorative and collector editions

## Portrait

![Steve Kaufman](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Steve_Kaufman_up_close.jpg)
Johnzhouse · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_Kaufman_up_close.jpg

## About Steve Kaufman

Steve Kaufman (1960–2010), also known as Steven Alan Kaufman and SAK, was an American artist associated with Pop Art. Reference sources describe a practice extending beyond painting into sculpture, stained glass, film, and photography, while his official site presents a broad catalog of image-driven work. Its recurring groupings include American Icons and Celebrity Icons, with subjects drawn from entertainment, music, advertising, and familiar national imagery. Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Coca-Cola, Campbell’s, cars, cigars, and movie imagery all appear in the site’s subject structure. This combination of recognizable figures, brands, and mass-culture symbols places his work in an identifiable Pop context. Collectors may encounter Kaufman through paintings, prints and works on paper, sculpture or mixed-media pieces, and decorative editions. Because the auction record includes varied media and formats, identifying the exact object type, date, dimensions, edition information, signature, and condition is essential before comparing one Kaufman work with another.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts may include Kaufman paintings, prints and other works on paper, sculpture, mixed-media objects, stained-glass work, and decorative or collector editions. Recurring imagery includes celebrities, musicians, film subjects, American symbols, commercial brands, cars, and cigars. For multiples and decorative editions, collectors should document the printing or production method, edition size and number, publisher information, signature, inscriptions, dimensions, and condition.

## Market and appraisal context

Kaufman has a substantial matched public-auction record covering varied media and formats. Appraisily’s available data spans sales dated from 2004 through 2026 and includes paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture, mixed media, and decorative editions. A useful comparison should match the object as closely as possible by medium, dimensions, subject, date, edition status, signature, condition, provenance, and attribution confidence. Recent realized prices for genuinely comparable lots are more informative than a single artist-wide average. Public results may report fees differently, and private transactions or incomplete feeds may be absent. Authentication questions, restoration, edition details, and uncertain attribution should therefore be resolved before drawing an appraisal conclusion from the auction record.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2347060
- Steve Kaufman: http://www.stevekaufmanart.com
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/steve-kaufman/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kaufman
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kaufman
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86