Alan Caswell Collier Auction Prices and Value Guide
Alan Caswell Collier auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 402 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Alan Caswell Collier auction prices: quick answer
Alan Caswell Collier auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Alan Caswell Collier
- Source records
- 402
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Alan Caswell Collier market snapshot
Alan Caswell Collier shows solid auction liquidity with 148 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-08-07.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (32.8% · 38 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (60.3% · 70 sales)
- $10,000+ (6.9% · 8 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 0
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2024-08-07
Artist context
About Alan Caswell Collier
Born
1911
Died
1990
Nationality
Canadian
Also known as
Alan Coswell Collier
Alan Caswell Collier (1911–1990) was a Canadian painter whose identity is recorded by Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and Art UK. These authorities consistently connect the artist with the same lifespan, although several records spell his middle name “Coswell” rather than “Caswell.” VIAF also exposes bibliographic and work-title references involving nature, a mine scene, and a guitar player, indicating that landscape or industrial settings and figure subjects may occur in catalogued material. The evidence supplied here does not identify a documented movement, school, training history, or complete list of media beyond painting, so those details should not be assumed. Collectors may encounter his work under either middle-name spelling, making authority-record matching useful when reviewing signatures, catalogues, collection records, and auction listings attributed to the artist.
PaintingNature-related subject matterMining and industrial scenesMusicians and figures
Common works and media
The reliable evidence identifies Collier as a painter. VIAF-linked titles refer to nature, a mine setting, and a guitar player, suggesting that landscapes or nature-related works, industrial scenes, and figure subjects can appear in cataloguing. Because the source pack provides titles rather than full object records, it does not support claims about a dominant medium, technique, format, series, or subject hierarchy beyond painting.
Market and appraisal context
The available source pack is stronger on identity than on market performance. It does not provide accessible lot descriptions, realized prices, measurements, condition reports, provenance, signatures, dates, or edition details for individual works. An appraisal should therefore begin by confirming the artist identity across the Caswell and Coswell variants and documenting the object’s medium, support, size, subject, date, signature, condition, and ownership history before selecting comparable sales. Auction records displayed by Appraisily should be assessed by sale date and genuine lot comparability; a record count alone is not evidence of value or a market trend.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Correct identity matching across the Caswell and Coswell name variants
Appraisal caveats
- The collected sources establish the artist's identity more clearly than they document his auction market.
- The source pack contains no accessible item-level lot descriptions, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, provenance records, or edition information.
- Subject classifications are inferred cautiously from titles exposed by VIAF and should be verified against collection or catalogue records.
- No price trend, fixed value range, or claim about market rarity is supported by the collected evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Art UK museum or university
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Alan Caswell Collier 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.
Can Appraisily value my Alan Caswell Collier artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.