Nathan Rapoport Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nathan Rapoport Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 01, 2023
Nathan Rapoport, New York / Russian Federation, Poland (1911 - 1987), Jacob Wrestling the Angel, 1966, bronze, 13 1/2"H x 11"W x 5"D
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nathan Rapoport New York / Russian Federation, Poland, (1911 - 1987) Jacob Wrestling the Angel, 1966 bronze Signed to base. Biography from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum: BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Nathan Rapoport was born in 1911 in Warsaw, Poland to a poor but extremely religious Jewish family. He was the grandson of Hasidim: one grandfather was a cantor; the other a shochet [ritual slaughterer]. As a child he belonged to Hashomer Hatsa'ir [Young Guard of the Zionist Left Wing], and attended Hebrew school. However, he had to leave school to help support the family. Rapoport trained as an architectural apprentice and at age 14 entered a municipal art school and studied sculpture. He attended the Academy of Art in Warsaw and won awards for his architectural, metal, and sculptural work and commissions for portrait busts that helped pay his tuition. He received scholarships to study at the Fine Arts Academy in Paris and to travel to Italy. Throughout the 1930s, he entered and won many competitions. In 1936, his piece, The Tennis Player, was submitted by the Polish government for exhibition in Berlin as part of the Summer Olympics, but Rapoport refused to let it be shown in Nazi Germany. In June 1939, Rapoport left Paris and returned to Warsaw. When Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Rapoport fled the city to join the Polish army which was regrouping in the forests between Warsaw and Bialystok. Unable to locate the army, Rapoport, along with other Jewish refugees, fled east into Soviet-controlled territory. Refugees who could provide skills deemed valuable by the state were allowed to stay in the Soviet Union. Rapoport identified himself as an artist and joined a collective of 120 Jewish artists in Bialystok which provided food, clothing and housing. Members of the Communist Party Arts Committee arrived from Minsk, looking for works for an upcoming exhibition. Rapoport's work impressed the committee and they moved him to a studio in Minsk where he worked alongside another Jewish artist. Several of his pieces were shown at this exhibition. While in Minsk, the 2nd secretary of the Party, Kulagin, visited Rapoport's studio and commissioned several state projects. On June 26, 1941, the Germans captured Minsk after a surprise attack on the Soviet Union, and Rapoport and his wife were evacuated to Alma Alta. Rapoport was forced to leave his family and was shipped to a forced labor prison camp in Novosibirsk, Siberia. Rapoport learned that his former patron, Kulagin, now the 1st secretary of the Party, was based in Novosibersk. The two met and Kulagin moved Rapoport out of the camp and into a studio. He provided Rapoport with food and vodka; Rapoport used the alcohol as currency to purchase supplies. Recommissioned as state sculptor, he created sculptures of people the state deemed worth remembering, such as people and heroes of the Patriotic War. He spent the remainder of the war living and working in Russia until he was repatriated to Warsaw in early 1946. Both his mother and sister perished during the Holocaust. In 1947 Rapoport presented a model to the Warsaw Jewish Committee. The model commemorated the Warsaw ghetto uprising, which began on April 19, 1943, when Jewish residents of the ghetto, faced with deportation, resisted German forces. It ended on May 16, 1943, with the destruction of the ghetto. The committee accepted his design with the provision that it must be completed by the anniversary of the uprising on April 19, 1948. Soon after the dedication, Rapoport emigrated to the newly established state of Israel where he lived until immigrating to the United States in 1959, becoming a citizen in 1965. Rapoport produced multiple, large scale, public works memorializing the Holocaust throughout the world, including Yad Vashem and Kibbutz Yad Mordecai in Israel and monuments in Philadelphia and New York City. He died in New York City on June 6, 1987. At the time of his death, he was divorced and survived by a daughter. He was 76 years old. Emu Biography: Nathan Rapaport also designed a monument to the Warsaw ghetto uprising which was unveiled in 1948.
Ripley Auctions
Apr. 29, 2023
Nathan RAPOPORT: Bronze Sculpture, Signed
Est: $300 - $500
Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987) Bronze sculpture of a head of a woman. Signed. Also marked 'Modern Art Foundry, N.Y.' On wooden socle. [17.5 H x 10.5 W x 7 D inches]. In good condition.
Roland Auctions NY
Apr. 01, 2023
Nathan RAPOPORT: Bronze Sculpture, Signed
Est: $700 - $1,000
Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987) Bronze sculpture of a head of a woman. Signed. Also marked 'Modern Art Foundry, N.Y.' On wooden socle. [17.5 H x 10.5 W x 7 D inches]. In good condition.
Roland Auctions NY
Jan. 25, 2023
LEON DYMICZ (1915-1990), WARSAW GHETTO MEMORIAL (NATHAN RAPOPORT)
Est: $80 - $100
Leon Dymicz (1915-1990), Warsaw Ghetto Memorial (Nathan Rapoport), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1951, not framed, dimensions: 48X64.5 cm. * For more information about the amateur artist, enter the next link.
The Bidder
Dec. 21, 2022
Nathan Rapoport Polish/American, 1911-1987 Jacob and the Angel, 1958 S
Est: $600 - $800
Nathan Rapoport Polish/American, 1911-1987 Jacob and the Angel, 1958 Signed and dated N. Rapoport 1958 on the base Bronze with brown pataina Height 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm); length 18 1/2 inches (47 cm) C Estate of a Long Island Collector
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 27, 2022
Nathan Rapoport
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Refugees, bronze, height: 31 cm. Width: 29 cm. signed.
Tiroche Auction House
Jun. 27, 2022
Nathan Rapoport
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Struggle with the Angel, bronze, height 45 cm. Signed numbered 3/10.
Tiroche Auction House
Jan. 30, 2021
Nathan RAPOPORT: "Jacob's Dream" - Bronze
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Modernist bronze sculpture, titled "Jacob's Dream", by Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), a Warsaw-born Jewish sculptor and painter, later a resident of Israel and then the United States. [22" H x 13 1/2" W x 11" D].
Roland Auctions NY
Jan. 30, 2021
Nathan RAPOPORT: "Scroll of Fire" - Bronze
Est: $800 - $1,200
Judaic sculpture in bronze, titled "Scroll of Fire". This is a maquette for a larger outdoor sculpture. Nathan Rapoport (19111987), was a Warsaw-born Jewish sculptor and painter, later a resident of Israel and then the United States. [12" H x 11" W x 9" D]. In good condition.
Roland Auctions NY
Jun. 28, 2020
Nathan Rapoport (USA / Russia 1911 - 1987)
Est: $600 - $900
Signed bronze bust of a girl. From a 20 Fifth Ave, NYC estate.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Feb. 02, 2019
Nathan Rapoport 1911 - 1987
Est: $200 - $300
Refugees, Bronze relief, 31x50 cm. Signed. Provenance: Fragman Family Collection.
Tiroche Auction House
Mar. 07, 2018
NATHAN RAPOPORT, (POLISH 1911-1987), THE LAST MARCH
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
NATHAN RAPOPORT (polish 1911-1987) THE LAST MARCH Signed and dated 'Nathan Rapoport 1965' on base; also with artist's cypher on base, bronze with brown patina Height (including base): 15 1/2 in. (39.4cm) Width: 25 in. (63.5cm) provenance: The Estate of Walter McDaniel, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jan. 23, 2018
NATHAN RAPOPORT, (POLISH 1911-1987), THE LAST MARCH
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
NATHAN RAPOPORT (polish 1911-1987) THE LAST MARCH Signed and dated 'Nathan Rapoport 1965' on base; also with artist's cypher on base, bronze with brown patina Height (including base): 15 1/2 in. (39.4cm) Width: 25 in. (63.5cm) provenance: The Estate of Walter McDaniel, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jan. 20, 2018
Nathan Rapoport 1911 - 1987
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Couple, 1979, Wood, Height: 130 cm. Signed and dated. Provenance: Rutie Ofer Collection.
Tiroche Auction House
Jan. 03, 2018
Nathan Rapoport 1911-1987 (Israeli) Jacob wrestling with the angel etching
Est: $120 - $180
Nathan Rapoport 1911-1987 (Israeli) Jacob wrestling with the angel etching h:67 w: 52 cm. signed lower right, titled lower center and numbered ''10/20'' lower left Other Notes: Location: Israel. For estimated delivery time please contact us.
Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 23, 2017
NATHAN RAPOPORT (AMERICAN, 1911-1987) JACOB WRESTLING THE ANGEL, 1966 BRONZE WIT
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nathan Rapoport (American, 1911-1987) Jacob Wrestling the Angel, 1966 Bronze with dark blue patina 12-1/2 x 1 inches (31.8 x 2.5 cm) high on a 1 inch (2.5 cm) high marble base Inscribed on base: Nathan Rapoport 1966 HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 15, 2017
Nathan Rapoport (Israeli, 1911-1987)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Nathan Rapoport (Israeli, 1911-1987), The Scroll of Fire, 1969, a bronze statue, height: 41 cm, signed and dated.
Ishtar Auctions Ltd
Feb. 21, 2017
Nathan Rapoport Wooded Sculpture 'Goats' Signed
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Nathan RapoportÂ (1911-1987), Wooded sculpture, Baby Goat (Kid) and its Mother, 43.5x22x8 cm, 3.8 Kg, Signed and dated. *Shipping fee: 80 per item;We will combine shipping, and recalculate costs for smaller items whenever possible.*
Perry's Auctioneers
Sep. 11, 2016
N. Rapoport Bronze Head of a Woman
Est: $600 - $1,200
Signed 'Nathan Rapoport' (1911-1987). Marked on reverse "Modern Art Foundry New York." Displays very well. Custom wood base.
Ancient Objects
Mar. 30, 2016
Nathan Rapoport 1911-1987 (Israeli) Scrolls of Fire, 1969 (study for the monument in Jerusalem hills, 1971) bronze
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Nathan Rapoport 1911-1987 (Israeli) Scrolls of Fire, 1969 (study for the monument in Jerusalem hills, 1971) bronze h:41 w: 35 d:23 cm. signed and dated on the base Other Notes: Location: Israel. For estimated delivery time please contact us.
Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 26, 2016
NATHAN RAPOPORT (POLISH ,1911-1987) BRONZE
Est: $800 - $1,000
SEATED SEMI NUDE PREGNANT WOMAN - 11 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 20" (PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS HEAVY FOR SHIPPING)
Echoes Antiques & Auction Gallery
Jan. 20, 2015
Nathan Rapoport 1911-1987 (Israeli) Jacob and the angel, preparatory drawing for a sculpture, 1974 charcoal on paper
Est: $150 - $200
Nathan Rapoport 1911-1987 (Israeli) Jacob and the angel, preparatory drawing for a sculpture, 1974 charcoal on paper h:37 w: 48 cm. signed and dated lower center
Matsart Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 31, 2014
Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), an athlete (woman)
Est: -
Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), an athlete (woman), 1974, a bronze statue, on a bronze base. Height (including base): 40 cm, signed and dated.
Ishtar Auctions Ltd
Jun. 19, 2014
Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), The Scroll of Fire
Est: -
Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), The Scroll of Fire, 1969, a bronze statue, height: 41 cm, signed and dated.
Ishtar Auctions Ltd
Mar. 03, 2012
NATHAN RAPOPORT (POLISH 1911-1987) Untitled Bronze
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
NATHAN RAPOPORT (POLISH 1911-1987) Untitled Bronze 20 x 7 x 8 in (50.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 20.3 cm) On side of leg
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Jul. 10, 2010
Nathan Rapoport 1911 - 1987: Figures
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Nathan Rapoport 1911 - 1987: Figures, Bronze, Signed., Height: 44 cm.
Tiroche Auction House