Arthur Parton Auction Prices and Value Guide
Arthur Parton auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 299 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Arthur Parton auction prices: quick answer
Arthur Parton auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Arthur Parton
- Source records
- 299
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Arthur Parton
Arthur Parton (1842–1914) was an American landscape painter born in Hudson, New York. Active during the second half of the nineteenth century, he is associated with the Hudson River School tradition of landscape painting, producing views of rivers, pastoral valleys, and iconic American natural landmarks such as Niagara Falls. Parton's known titles — including Early Spring, Evening on the Ausable River, Hay Harvesters in a Valley, and Cows Watering at River's Edge — reflect a focus on seasonal atmosphere and rural scenery. His work appears regularly in the American art auction market, where 19th-century landscape paintings by recognized school-affiliated artists attract steady collector interest.
Hudson River Schooloil on canvaslandscaperivers and waterwaysNiagara Fallspastoral and cattle scenes
Common works and media
Parton worked primarily in oil on canvas. His surviving works are predominantly landscapes depicting rivers, pastoral valleys, seasonal woodland scenes, and cattle or livestock at water's edge. Niagara Falls is a notable repeated subject. Works range from intimate cabinet-sized paintings to larger exhibition-scale canvases. Collectors may also encounter engraved or illustrated reproductions of his compositions in period annuals.
Market and appraisal context
Arthur Parton's paintings surface with reasonable frequency at auction, reflecting decades of collector demand for Hudson River School and related American landscape traditions. Valuation for any individual work depends on size, medium, subject matter (Niagara Falls and river scenes are particularly recognizable), condition and conservation history, provenance documentation, and the strength of attribution. Comparable auction records for similar 19th-century American landscape painters provide useful context, but no two works are directly interchangeable. Collectors should verify attribution and request condition reports before purchase.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Market data is inferred from the artist's auction presence and historical context; no specific realized-price records were available in the collected source pack.
- The Hudson River School label on Wikipedia may encompass a broad range of 19th-century American landscape painting; Parton's style may also reflect Barbizon or tonalist influences common in his period.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
Data basis
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Artist value FAQ
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