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Jacob Landau (1917–2017)

Jacob Landau is an American artist with 15 auction lots recorded since 2008, median price $125. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Jacob Landau sold in 2026 for $175, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

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What is a Jacob Landau work worth?

Across 11 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Jacob Landau work is $125.

The median Jacob Landau print sells for $125 across 9 lots.

The median Jacob Landau work on paper sells for $188 across 2 lots.

The median Jacob Landau painting sells for $630 across 1 lots.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

Price breakdown by category

CategoryLots trackedMedian priceRecord priceSell-throughLast sale
Prints & Editions11$125†‡$25281.8%2025-07-31
Paintings1$630$630—2023-10-10
Works on Paper3$188†$200†66.7%2026-03-19

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

Jacob Landau's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (11 lots) median $125 with 81.8% sell-through. Paintings (1 lots) median $630, record $630. A typical Jacob Landau painting sells for around 5.0× the price of a typical print.

Price by size

Prints & Editions

SizeSold lotsTypical range (p25–p75)MedianRecord
small (under 50 cm)6$88–$175†‡$100†‡$252

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots.

Notable results

MediumYearPrice
Paintings2023$630
Prints & Editions2023$252
Prints & Editions2017$200†
Works on Paper2025$200†
Works on Paper2026$175

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included.

The highest recorded result in each medium. See the full sale history on OpeningBid.

Frequently asked questions

What is a Jacob Landau worth?

Across 11 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Jacob Landau work is $125. The median Jacob Landau print sells for $125 across 9 lots. The median Jacob Landau work on paper sells for $188 across 2 lots. The median Jacob Landau painting sells for $630 across 1 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

What is the average price of a Jacob Landau print?

Based on 9 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Jacob Landau print is $125. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

What is Jacob Landau's most expensive print?

The highest price recorded at auction for a Jacob Landau print is $252.

What is Jacob Landau's auction record?

Jacob Landau's auction record is $630, set in 2023.

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