Albert F. King Auction Prices and Value Guide

Albert F. King auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 194 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Albert F. King auction prices: quick answer

Albert F. King auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Albert F. King
Source records
194
Market update
2026-02-06

Albert F. King market snapshot

Albert F. King shows thin auction liquidity with 12 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2016-12-03.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (40.0% · 4 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (50.0% · 5 sales)
  • $10,000+ (10.0% · 1 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2016-12-03

Artist context

About Albert F. King

Born

1854

Died

1945

Nationality

American

Also known as

Albert Francis King

Albert F. King, also identified as Albert Francis King, was an American painter who lived from 1854 to 1945. The public sources collected for this page associate him with Pittsburgh and describe him primarily as a painter of highly realistic still lifes featuring fruit and vegetables. He also worked as a portraitist, reportedly painting prominent Pittsburgh figures including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Heinz, and Henry Clay Frick. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter his name in connection with traditional still-life compositions or commissioned portraiture. His documented subjects place his work within the representational painting culture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, although the available source pack does not establish a specific formal movement or school. The combination of a clear regional association, a recognizable still-life specialty, and a separate portrait practice provides the most reliable context for identifying works offered under his name.

PaintingFruit and vegetable still lifesPortraits

Common works and media

Works associated with Albert F. King most commonly appear as paintings, especially realistic still lifes of fruit and vegetables. Portrait paintings form another documented part of his practice. The collected sources do not establish specific print editions, sculpture, ceramics, or other recurring work types.

Market and appraisal context

The strongest supported market distinction for Albert F. King is subject matter: fruit and vegetable still lifes versus portraits. Appraisal research should begin by determining which category accurately describes the work and then locating comparable public lots with sufficiently similar characteristics. This source pack does not provide readable lot-level descriptions, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, sale dates, or realized prices, and the collected Appraisily auction page was rate-limited. Those details should be checked in the underlying auction records before drawing a valuation conclusion. No price trend, market direction, rarity claim, or value range can be supported from the collected biographical sources alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Still-life paintings
  • Portrait paintings

Value drivers

  1. Subject classification, particularly fruit or vegetable still life versus portraiture
  2. Relevance of comparable public auction lots attributed to Albert F. King

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains no readable major-auction-house result page or lot-level evidence supporting price trends or specific valuation ranges.
  • The collected Appraisily artist-page request was rate-limited, so its underlying auction records, sale dates, realized prices, attributions, and lot details could not be reviewed in this research pass.
  • Attribution, provenance, condition, dimensions, and comparable-sale relevance must be verified from the individual object and its underlying auction records.

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 Albert F. King

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Albert F. King 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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