Anna Richards Brewster Auction Prices and Value Guide

Anna Richards Brewster auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 225 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Anna Richards Brewster auction prices: quick answer

Anna Richards Brewster auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Anna Richards Brewster
Source records
225
Market update
2026-02-06

Anna Richards Brewster market snapshot

Anna Richards Brewster shows solid auction liquidity with 102 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-14.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (66.3% · 59 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (32.6% · 29 sales)
  • $10,000+ (1.1% · 1 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$425
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-14

Artist context

About Anna Richards Brewster

Anna Richards Brewster portrait
Anna Richards Brewster · see-source-page · Source

Born

1870

Died

1952

Nationality

American

Also known as

Brewster, Anna Richards

Anna Richards Brewster (1870–1952) was an American painter and book illustrator associated in published institutional records with American Impressionism. Her identity is well established across Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and IdRef authority records, which helps distinguish her work in catalogues and auction data. Bibliographic records also connect Brewster with A Book of Sketches and Sketches from the South County of Rhode Island, reflecting a practice that extended beyond finished paintings to drawing and illustration. A scholarly catalogue titled Anna Richards Brewster: American Impressionist accompanied exhibitions held in 2008 and 2009 at the Hudson River Museum, the Butler Institute of American Art, and the Fresno Metropolitan Museum. Collectors may therefore encounter her name on paintings, sketches, works on paper, or illustration-related material. Because these objects can differ substantially in purpose and finish, identification should consider the medium, inscription, date, provenance, and relationship to documented examples rather than relying on the artist’s name alone.

American ImpressionismPaintingBook illustrationSketches and works on paper

Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts may include paintings, sketches, works on paper, and material connected with Brewster’s work as a book illustrator. Authority-linked bibliographic records specifically identify published collections of sketches, while institutional cataloguing describes her as both a painter and illustrator. Each object should be classified by its actual medium and function; a preparatory sketch, published illustration, and finished painting should not be treated as interchangeable comparables.

Market and appraisal context

Market assessment for Anna Richards Brewster should begin by identifying the object type: a finished painting, sketch, work on paper, or illustration-related piece may occupy a different auction context. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, inscriptions, provenance, and documented exhibition or publication history can all affect how an object is compared with prior sales. Authority records are useful for resolving the artist’s identity, but they do not authenticate an individual work. Comparable public auction records should be selected for similarity in medium, scale, subject, period, and attribution language. The collected sources do not justify a broad price forecast, so appraisal conclusions should be based on the specific object and relevant, dated sale evidence.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Sketches and works on paper
  • Book illustrations and related graphic works

Value drivers

  1. Secure attribution and identity matching, including signatures, inscriptions, labels, and documented links to the artist
  2. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and whether the object is a finished painting, sketch, or illustration-related work
  3. Provenance, exhibition or publication history, and comparison with publicly reported auction results for similar works

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no major auction-house biography or individual lot descriptions.
  • The available evidence does not support a general price trend or a prediction for any specific work.
  • An appraisal should distinguish confirmed works from attributed, studio, circle, or manner-of descriptions.

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 Anna Richards Brewster

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Anna Richards Brewster 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 Anna Richards Brewster artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.