# Sven Jonson artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/sven-jonson/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:43:46.921Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1902-09-28
- Death date: 1981-03-17
- Nationality: Swedish
- Movements: Surrealism
- Common media: Painting

## Portrait

![Sven Jonson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Sven_Jonson.jpg/1280px-Sven_Jonson.jpg)
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sven_Jonson.jpg

## About Sven Jonson

Sven Jonson (1902–1981) was a Swedish painter. Authority records at Wikidata and VIAF, together with MoMA's artist record, establish a stable identity for matching collection and auction data. Swedish Wikipedia describes Jonson as a surrealist and a member of the Halmstad Group, although the institution-grade excerpts in the collected source pack do not independently explain those associations. They are therefore useful context rather than a complete scholarly biography. Collectors are most likely to encounter Jonson through paintings and other fine-art listings. Appraisily's public market index also groups matched records under works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions, but those broad categories may reflect sparse or imperfect classification. Each object should be identified from its actual medium, date, inscriptions, provenance, and condition. Stable authority identifiers are especially useful for distinguishing Jonson from similarly named artists and connecting auction records to the correct person.

## Common works and media

Painting is the best-supported medium in the collected identity sources, and fine art and paintings form the clearest auction category. Appraisily also lists matched records under works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Because the source describes category concentration as broad or sparse, those secondary labels should be verified against the individual object's materials, dimensions, signature, edition information, and catalogue history rather than treated as a definitive account of Jonson's output.

## Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily page reports 60 matched records, including 42 priced records, over an auction-date range of 2007–2024. It gives an observed range from $10 to $480,000 and identifies March 7, 2024 as the latest recorded sale. These figures are historical observations, not price predictions. For appraisal, prioritize comparables close in medium, size, date, career period, subject, condition, restoration history, attribution, signature or inscription, edition status, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references. Compare realized prices consistently, including whether buyer premiums or other fees are reported. Broad category mapping, incomplete feeds, private transactions, and later attribution changes can all limit direct comparison.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched identity records with matched auction data. When available, the market record includes auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, images, and comparable lots; incomplete feeds, private sales, and attribution changes may not be represented.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891313
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/131149294101880520831/
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/2940
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/274163
- Wikipedia: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Jonson
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/sven-jonson/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500122290
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sven_Jonson.jpg