Clarence Frederick Underwood Auction Prices and Value Guide
Clarence Frederick Underwood auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 233 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Clarence Frederick Underwood auction prices: quick answer
Clarence Frederick Underwood auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Clarence Frederick Underwood
- Source records
- 233
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Clarence Frederick Underwood market snapshot
Clarence Frederick Underwood shows developing auction liquidity with 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $478. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (85.0% · 17 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (15.0% · 3 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $100
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 1
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-09
Artist context
About Clarence Frederick Underwood
Born
1871
Died
1929
Nationality
American
Also known as
Clarence F. Underwood, Clarence C. Frederick Underwood, Clarence C. F. Underwood
Clarence Frederick Underwood (1871–1929) was an American painter and illustrator whose name also appears in authority records as Clarence F. Underwood and C. Frederick Underwood. Bibliographic records document his work as an illustrator of Booth Tarkington’s The Flirt and as a contributing illustrator of Stewart Edward White’s The Riverman, published in 1908. Surviving public-domain examples also connect him with narrative and social imagery, including couples at the opera and dancing. These records place illustration at the center of his documented practice, alongside his identification as a painter. Collectors may encounter Underwood through paintings, original illustration art, works on paper, prints, or images removed from illustrated publications. Because his pictures circulated through printed books and other reproducible formats, identifying the object type is especially important: an original drawing or painting is materially different from a period printed plate or a later reproduction. No well-supported artistic movement is assigned in the available institutional source pack.
PaintingIllustrationBook illustrationWorks on paper and printsCouples and social scenes
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter paintings, original illustrations, works on paper, prints, and book-related images attributed to Underwood. Documented examples include illustrations for fiction and compositions showing couples in social settings. Appraisal research should distinguish original artwork from printed plates, detached book pages, later editions, and reproductions, while checking signatures, inscriptions, publication context, condition, and attribution.
Market and appraisal context
Underwood’s public auction record should be interpreted through close comparisons rather than a single headline result. Relevant factors include whether an object is an original painting or drawing, a period print, an illustrated book component, or a later reproduction. Dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and confidence in the attribution should all be checked. Subject matter and the availability of genuinely comparable lots may also affect how a work is assessed. Appraisily’s collected market page indicates a modest matched-record set but reports inconsistent totals, so record counts require reconciliation. Public auction results can provide useful reference points, while private transactions, incomplete feeds, buyer-premium conventions, and later attribution changes may remain outside the available data.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, and date
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable public auction sales for works of similar type
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction results are appraisal inputs rather than definitive valuations.
- Private sales and incomplete auction feeds may not be represented.
- Original artwork should be distinguished from later printed reproductions or detached book illustrations.
- Authentication, attribution, and condition can materially affect an appraisal.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- ISNI library authority
- IdRef library authority
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.
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Artist value FAQ
How much is Clarence Frederick Underwood 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 Clarence Frederick Underwood artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.