Clarence K. Hinkle Auction Prices and Value Guide
Clarence K. Hinkle auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 179 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Clarence K. Hinkle auction prices: quick answer
Clarence K. Hinkle auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Clarence K. Hinkle
- Source records
- 179
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Clarence K. Hinkle market snapshot
Clarence K. Hinkle shows solid auction liquidity with 89 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-28.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (25.5% · 13 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (60.8% · 31 sales)
- $10,000+ (13.7% · 7 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $381
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-28
Artist context
About Clarence K. Hinkle
Born
1880
Died
1960
Nationality
American
Also known as
Clarence Keiser Hinkle, Clarence Hinkle
Clarence Keiser Hinkle (1880–1960), commonly cataloged as Clarence K. Hinkle, was an American painter and art educator whose California practice was associated with Laguna Beach and, later, Santa Barbara. Public authority data identifies him as a painter, while biographical summaries particularly associate his work with still-life and portrait painting. A German-language reference places him in the contexts of American Post-Impressionism and modernism; because the collected sources do not include a museum or scholarly discussion of that classification, these labels are best treated as provisional context rather than definitive affiliations. Collectors are most likely to encounter Hinkle through paintings offered under either his full name or abbreviated form. His roles as both a practicing artist and teacher situate him in the early-to-mid-twentieth-century American art world, especially California. Careful identity matching remains important because the available public biography is concise and does not establish a comprehensive chronology or catalogue raisonné.
American Post-ImpressionismModernismPaintingStill lifePortraiture
Common works and media
Public biographical sources identify Hinkle as a painter known particularly for still lifes and portraits. These are the clearest work types to prioritize when classifying an attributed object or searching for comparable auction lots. The collected evidence does not establish recurring print editions, sculptures, ceramics, posters, drawings, or named series, so those categories should not be assigned to Hinkle without additional object-specific documentation.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal of a work attributed to Clarence K. Hinkle should begin with identity and object-level comparison. Authority records can help reconcile his abbreviated and full names, while the cataloged subject—particularly still life or portraiture—provides a useful basis for locating relevant auction examples. Comparable records are most informative when they concern a similar work type and include a clear sale date, realized price, dimensions, attribution, and supporting catalog information. The collected source pack does not expose those lot-level details, condition reports, provenance, or price results, so it cannot support a price forecast. Any valuation should therefore rely on inspected object evidence and genuinely comparable public sales rather than the artist name alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Still-life paintings
- Portrait paintings
Value drivers
- Attribution should be reconciled with stable authority records for Clarence K. Hinkle and his full name, Clarence Keiser Hinkle.
- The work type and subject, including whether a painting is a still life or portrait, are relevant points of comparison.
- Available public auction records should be compared by sale date, realized price, work type, and lot-level similarity rather than used as a general price prediction.
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no accessible auction-lot descriptions, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, provenance histories, or edition information.
- The Appraisily artist page was rate-limited during collection, so its underlying auction records could not be evaluated in this research pass.
- The movement labels are supported only by a secondary-language Wikipedia summary and should remain provisional until confirmed by a museum, scholarly catalogue, or artist archive.
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
- Library of Congress library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Clarence K. Hinkle 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 K. Hinkle artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.