Ace Powell Auction Prices and Value Guide

Ace Powell auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 582 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Ace Powell auction prices: quick answer

Ace Powell auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Ace Powell
Source records
582
Market update
2026-02-16

Ace Powell market snapshot

Ace Powell shows deep auction liquidity with 195 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (82.5% · 127 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (17.5% · 27 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$150
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-06

Artist context

About Ace Powell

Ace Powell portrait
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Born

1912

Died

1978

Nationality

American

Also known as

Asa Lynn Powell

Ace Powell (1912–1978), born Asa Lynn Powell, was an American painter, sculptor, and etcher associated with the art of the American West. His documented subject range includes genre scenes, Native American figures, cowboys, horses, and wildlife. The available biography places his work in a Montana-centered Western tradition and identifies fellow Montana artist Charles M. Russell as an influence. Although Powell preferred oil paint, his output also included watercolors, drawings, etchings, and sculpture in bronze, terracotta, and wood. This breadth helps explain why collectors may encounter his name across several auction categories rather than in one medium alone. Authority records connect the professional name Ace Powell with Asa Lynn Powell and the 1912–1978 lifespan. The collected sources do not establish formal membership in an art movement or provide exact birth and death dates, so those details should remain qualified.

American Western art (contextual classification)Oil paintingWatercolorDrawingEtchingWestern genre scenesNative American subjectsCowboysHorses

Common works and media

Works associated with Ace Powell include oil and watercolor paintings, drawings, etchings, and sculpture made in bronze, terracotta, or wood. Collectors may encounter Western genre scenes featuring Native American subjects, cowboys, horses, and wildlife. Medium, object type, and subject should be recorded carefully before choosing auction comparables.

Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily input associates Ace Powell with 582 auction records, but this source pack does not provide lot-level sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, or attribution notes. Appraisal should therefore begin by identifying the object type and medium: an oil, watercolor, drawing, etching, bronze, terracotta, or wood work should be compared with genuinely similar material. Documented subject matter can also guide comparable selection because Powell's imagery spans Native American figures, cowboys, horses, wildlife, and broader genre scenes. Sculpture should not automatically be treated as an editioned bronze; the supplied sources do not establish edition or casting practices. Any market conclusion should rely on verified object details and comparable public auction records rather than the artist name alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Oil paintings
  • Watercolors and drawings
  • Etchings and other works on paper
  • Bronze, terracotta, and wood sculpture

Value drivers

  1. Match comparables by object type and medium because Powell worked across painting, works on paper, and sculpture
  2. Consider documented subject matter when selecting comparable works, including Western genre scenes, Native American subjects, cowboys, horses, and wildlife

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected input reports 582 associated auction records, but the fetched source pack contains no lot-level sale dates, realized prices, estimates, dimensions, condition reports, or provenance details.
  • The sources do not establish edition sizes, casting practices, or foundry information for sculpture; those details must be verified from the individual object and its documentation.
  • No artist-specific price trend or value range can be supported from this source pack.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Ace Powell

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Ace Powell worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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