Alice Ravenel Huger Smith Auction Prices and Value Guide
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 127 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith auction prices: quick answer
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Alice Ravenel Huger Smith
- Source records
- 127
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith market snapshot
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith shows solid auction liquidity with 86 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-04-25.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (12.3% · 9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (46.6% · 34 sales)
- $10,000+ (41.1% · 30 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $11,250
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-04-25
Artist context
About Alice Ravenel Huger Smith
Born
1876
Died
1958
Nationality
American
Also known as
Alice R. Huger Smith
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (1876–1958) was an American painter and printmaker associated with the Charleston Renaissance, the early twentieth-century cultural revival centered on Charleston, South Carolina. Authority records consistently identify her as a painter and printmaker, while biographical summaries place her among the movement's leading artistic figures. Collectors may encounter her name on paintings as well as prints and other works on paper. Her full name and the shorter authority form Alice R. Huger Smith should be considered when matching signatures, catalogues, and auction records. Appraisal research benefits from separating securely attributed works from uncertain or qualified attributions and from comparing objects of the same medium and approximate date. The available public source pack establishes her identity and broad cultural context, although it does not provide enough institution-grade detail to support narrower claims about particular subjects, techniques, named series, or phases of her career.
Charleston RenaissancePaintingPrintmaking
Common works and media
The available identity sources establish painting and printmaking as Smith's principal artistic occupations. In auction and appraisal contexts, the most strongly supported work types are paintings, prints, and other works on paper. The collected sources do not adequately establish a dependable list of recurring subjects, named series, or specific print processes, so those details should be determined from the individual object and stronger catalogue or institutional documentation.
Market and appraisal context
Public auction data provides a useful comparison set for Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, especially for paintings and works on paper or prints. A meaningful appraisal should compare like with like: medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution confidence can all affect comparability. Edition information also matters when the object is a print. Recent realized prices for genuinely similar works are more informative than an artist-wide median or broad observed range. Auction results may report fees differently, while private sales, missing records, and later attribution changes can leave gaps. These records therefore support research and comparison but do not replace inspection, authentication, or a purpose-specific appraisal.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, condition, and subject
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, buyer-premium reporting, and later attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Authentication, attribution, condition, and restoration can materially affect how a work compares with recorded sales.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Alice Ravenel Huger Smith 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 Alice Ravenel Huger Smith artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.