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German/Israeli, 1924–2018

Naftali Bezem

503results on record
62%sell-through
$575median result (USD, incl. premium; 1% observed, 99% estimated from hammer)
$35,000 est.record in our coverage

Drawn from 503 recorded results (338 sold · 165 passed) across 21 auction houses, 2010–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 1% observed, 99% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$2.5K$5.1K$7.6K2010: $9.0K median, 1 sold2012: $2.0K median, 4 sold2013: $695 median, 2 sold2014: $1.0K median, 14 sold2015: $750 median, 29 sold2016: $938 median, 37 sold2017: $2.4K median, 17 sold2018: $688 median, 25 sold2019: $409 median, 16 sold2020: $144 median, 22 sold2021: $238 median, 32 sold2022: $550 median, 23 sold2023: $312 median, 35 sold2024: $1.2K median, 27 sold2025: $625 median, 31 sold2026: $625 median, 23 sold20102014201820222026

Where does a value land in this market?

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$575$12$35K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
works on paper 214 72% $300
painting 162 71% $2,062
prints 68 41% $25
other 3 100% $475
photography 3 100% $600

Medium is recorded for 450 of 503 results (89%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Menashe Kadishman Naftali Bezem Menashe Kadishman

$5.4K$11K$16K2001: $3.0K median2005: $20K median2006: $2.9K median2007: $1.4K median2008: $3.8K median2009: $11K median2012: $8.3K median2013: $676 median2014: $1.8K median2015: $625 median2016: $688 median2017: $425 median2018: $875 median2019: $425 median2020: $408 median2021: $388 median2022: $570 median2023: $750 median2024: $750 median2025: $750 median2026: $1.1K median2010: $9.0K median2012: $2.0K median2013: $695 median2014: $1.0K median2015: $750 median2016: $938 median2017: $2.4K median2018: $688 median2019: $409 median2020: $144 median2021: $238 median2022: $550 median2023: $312 median2024: $1.2K median2025: $625 median2026: $625 median20012007201320192025
MetricNaftali BezemMenashe Kadishman
Median result$575$625
Record price $35,000 est. $50,000
Results on record5033,478
Years active at auction 2010–2026 2001–2026

Related artists: Menashe KadishmanYosl BergnerMarcel JancoNachum Gutman

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

58/ 100
  • Sell-through62%
  • Meets estimate34%
  • Market depth503 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Tiroche 153 92% $1,750 0.79×
Art collect 68 86% $175 0.40×
Matsart 113 27% $300 0.89×
Montefiore auction house 40 70% $238 0.54×
Ishtar 33 52% $188
Kedem 15 80% $508
SQUARE 21 38% $34 0.24×
Yair gallery 21 33% $225
PASAREL 6 100% $225 0.44×
Alma 7 86% $828 0.71×
Freeman's | Hindman 3 100% $960 0.60×
Sotheby's 2 $3,906 0.52×
Kings gallery 3 67% $150 0.60×
The Bidder 7 29% $140 0.36×
KooKoo 2 100% $78
Christie's 1 $8,977
ART FIELDS 1 100% $1,750 0.80×
Gallery 13 and a half 1 100% $225 0.90×
Kamelot Auctions 1 100% $1,375 1.10×
Hammersite 5 20% $8,125 0.65×
Trē Zouzē 1 0%

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 504 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 165 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·07 Naftali Bezem $500–$600 Art collect
2026·07 Naftali Bezem WATERCOLOR $200–$250 Art collect
2026·07 Naftali Bezem $250–$300 Art collect
2026·07 1924 - 2018 Watercolor on paper $300–$500 Tiroche
2026·07 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $1,000–$1,500 Tiroche
2026·07 1924 - 2018 Mixed media $800–$1,200 Tiroche
2026·07 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2026·07 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $6,000–$9,000 Tiroche
2026·07 (Israeli, 1924-2018) Watercolor on paper Yair gallery
2026·07 Birth from Memory gouache on paper $200–$200 Gallery 13 and a half
2026·06 1924 – 2018 Oil on canvas $4,000–$6,000 Tiroche
2026·06 1924 – 2018 Oil on canvas $3,000–$5,000 Tiroche
2026·05 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $1,200–$1,400 Matsart
2026·03 1924 - 2018 Watercolor on paper $300–$400 Tiroche
2026·03 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $1,500–$2,000 Tiroche
2026·03 (Israeli, 1924-2018) Watercolor on paper Yair gallery
2026·03 Naftali Bezem OIL ON CANVAS $2,000–$3,000 Art collect
2026·03 Naftali Bezem OIL ON CANVAS $4,000–$5,000 Art collect
2026·03 Naftali Bezem OIL ON CANVAS $1,000–$1,200 Art collect
2026·03 Naftali Bezem $150–$200 Art collect
2026·03 Naftali Bezem $180–$200 Art collect
2026·03 "Immigrants Coming with Trees" – Mixed Media on Paper Kedem
2026·03 At a Protest pencil on paper $600–$800 Alma
2026·03 Preparation for an Oil watercolor on paper $800–$1,000 Alma
2026·03 Flying Candlesticks $1,200–$1,500 Alma
2026·02 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $3,000–$5,000 Tiroche
2026·02 Meal, Lithograph $100–$150 Montefiore auction house
2026·01 (Israeli, 1924-2018) Oil on canvas Yair gallery
2025·12 1924 - 2018 Gouache on paper $600–$900 Tiroche
2025·12 1924 – 2018 Oil on canvas $6,000–$9,000 Tiroche
2025·12 1924 – 2018 $4,000–$6,000 Tiroche
2025·12 Naftali Bezem $200–$300 Art collect
2025·12 Naftali Bezem $300–$400 Art collect
2025·12 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $1,400–$1,800 Matsart
2025·12 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $2,800–$3,200 Matsart
2025·11 Naftali Bezem $20–$40 Matsart
2025·11 דומם על השולחן. $100–$200 SQUARE
2025·11 סוראילסטי. $100–$200 SQUARE
2025·11 (Israeil, 1924-2018) Watercolor on paper Yair gallery
2025·10 Immigrants Coming with Trees – Ink on Paper Ink on paper Kedem
2025·10 1924-2018 Oil on Cardboard $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2025·09 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $1,400–$1,800 Matsart
2025·09 1924 – 2018 Oil on canvas $800–$1,200 Tiroche
2025·09 Untitled, Oil on canvas $1,500–$2,000 Montefiore auction house
2025·08 (Israeil - German, 1924-2018) Watercolor on paper Yair gallery
2025·07 (1924-2018) gouache on paper Ishtar
2025·07 (1924-2018) Ishtar
2025·07 (1924-2018) gouache on paper Ishtar
2025·07 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $1,200–$1,600 Tiroche
2025·07 1924 – 2018 Oil on canvas $3,500–$5,000 Tiroche
2025·07 1924 – 2018 Oil on canvas $1,500–$2,000 Tiroche
2025·07 1924 – 2018 Oil on canvas $3,000–$5,000 Tiroche
2025·07 (1924-2018) Ink on paper Ishtar
2025·07 (1924-2018) Ink on paper Ishtar
2025·07 (1924-2018) oil on canvas Ishtar
2025·06 Figure with Ladder – Mixed Media on Paper Kedem
2025·06 Boat – Oil on Canvas Kedem
2025·06 Naftali Bezem OIL $700–$800 Art collect
2025·06 (Israeil, 1924-2018) Watercolor on paper Yair gallery
2025·06 The Hebrew Settlement Watercolor on paper $600–$800 Alma
2025·05 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $1,400–$1,800 Matsart
2025·05 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $2,800–$3,200 Matsart
2025·05 (1924-2018) Ishtar
2025·05 Naftali Bezem $30–$40 Matsart
2025·05 Figure with a Ladder – Ink and Watercolor on Paper Kedem
2025·04 (1924-2018) oil on canvas Ishtar
2025·04 (1924-2018) oil on canvas Ishtar
2025·04 סוראילסטי. $100–$200 SQUARE
2025·04 דומם על השולחן. $100–$200 SQUARE
2025·04 Immigration Oil on canvas $5,000–$7,000 Hammersite
2025·04 "Praying on the Hill" Oil on canvas $13,000–$16,000 Hammersite
2025·04 Coming and Going Oil on canvas $9,000–$11,000 Hammersite
2025·03 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $1,500–$1,800 Matsart
2025·03 character with blue fish Oil on canvas $1,500–$2,000 ART FIELDS
2025·03 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2025·03 Naftali Bezem INK $400–$500 Art collect
2025·03 Lion, $800–$1,200 Montefiore auction house
2025·03 Lion and fish, $700–$900 Montefiore auction house
2025·02 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2025·02 Lion oil on canvas $1,000–$1,500 Freeman's | Hindman
2025·02 Untitled oil on canvas $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2025·02 Untitled (Woman with Fish) oil on canvas $1,500–$2,500 Freeman's | Hindman
2025·01 ** Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $2,800–$3,200 Matsart
2025·01 Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $1,200–$1,800 Matsart
2025·01 Naftali Bezem oil on canvas $1,000–$1,200 Matsart
2024·12 1924 - 2018 Ink on paper $600–$900 Tiroche
2024·12 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2024·12 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2024·12 A surreal figure $150–$250 Kings gallery
2024·12 snake man $150–$250 Kings gallery
2024·12 shabat meal $150–$250 Kings gallery
2024·12 1924 - 2018 Oil on paper $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2024·12 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $2,000–$3,000 Tiroche
2024·12 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $5,000–$8,000 Tiroche
2024·12 1924 - 2018 Oil on canvas $4,000–$6,000 Tiroche
2024·10 Gathering of Jews (biblical scene?) oil on canvas $2,500–$3,000 The Bidder
2024·10 דומם על השולחן. $100–$200 SQUARE
2024·10 סוראילסטי. $100–$200 SQUARE
2024·09 Immigration Oil on canvas $5,000–$7,000 Hammersite
2024·09 Coming and Going Oil on canvas $9,000–$11,000 Hammersite

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