Charles Darwin Auction Prices and Value Guide
Charles Darwin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 380 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Charles Darwin auction prices: quick answer
Charles Darwin auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Charles Darwin
- Source records
- 380
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Charles Darwin market snapshot
Charles Darwin shows developing auction liquidity with 35 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-14.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (60.0% · 15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (28.0% · 7 sales)
- $10,000+ (12.0% · 3 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $180
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-06-14
Artist context
About Charles Darwin
Nationality
British
Also known as
Charles John Wharton Darwin
The source pack does not establish Charles Darwin as a visual artist. Its clearest identity match is Charles John Wharton Darwin, described by Wikidata as a British flying ace and by Wikipedia as a Royal Air Force squadron leader who served during the First World War and was credited with five aerial victories. That identity is materially different from Charles Robert Darwin, the nineteenth-century naturalist depicted in the supplied portrait candidates. Meanwhile, Appraisily’s name-matched auction page groups records across fine art, works on paper, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions, but the available evidence does not demonstrate that those lots were created by the RAF officer or by one coherent artist. Collectors should therefore treat this page as an unresolved name-disambiguation record until individual lots, signatures, dates, and creator identities are reviewed.
Common works and media
No reliable common body of work can be assigned to the identified Charles Darwin from this source pack. The name-matched auction page includes paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions, but these categories should not be presented as the RAF officer’s artistic practice without lot-level identity evidence.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily’s collected page reports a broad mixture of name-matched auction categories rather than a securely attributed body of work. Any appraisal should therefore begin at lot level by identifying the actual creator and comparing medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and genuinely similar public sales. The name-level dataset also contains conflicting inventory figures, so aggregate statistics should not be treated as settled. Authentication and attribution can materially affect value, while private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, fees, and later catalogue revisions may limit comparisons. No price prediction is supportable from this source pack alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and relevant period
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction sales for genuinely similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack does not establish that the name-matched auction lots belong to the identified Royal Air Force officer or to one coherent visual artist.
- The collected Appraisily excerpt gives inconsistent inventory figures: it mentions 35 tracked lots but later reports 95 records and 77 priced records.
- Public auction records are starting points rather than final appraisals; private sales, incomplete feeds, attribution changes, fees, and buyer premiums may not be represented consistently.
- Authentication, creator disambiguation, provenance, and condition require lot-level review before any value conclusion.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata 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 Charles Darwin 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 Charles Darwin artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.