Clyde Singer Auction Prices and Value Guide

Clyde Singer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 647 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Clyde Singer auction prices: quick answer

Clyde Singer auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Clyde Singer
Source records
647
Market update
2026-02-16

Clyde Singer market snapshot

Clyde Singer shows deep auction liquidity with 298 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 27 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-06.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (66.2% · 172 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (30.0% · 78 sales)
  • $10,000+ (3.8% · 10 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
27
Median shift vs prior year
+95.3%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Clyde Singer

Clyde Singer portrait
Wii041 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Born

1908

Died

1999

Nationality

American

Clyde Singer (1908–1999) was an American painter and museum curator associated with the American Scene tradition. Working in a realist mode, he became known for landscapes and genre subjects drawn from everyday life. His paintings encompassed rural communities and small-town settings as well as urban scenes, including views and observations connected with New York City. Singer also spent decades at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, while continuing to exhibit as an artist. Collectors may therefore encounter his name in both artistic and museum contexts. His recognizable subject range—from regional landscapes and community life to metropolitan scenes—places his work within the broader history of twentieth-century American representational painting. Public auction records include paintings and works on paper, although broader category matches should be checked against each object's medium, authorship, date, and physical characteristics.

American Scene traditionRealismPaintingWorks on paper and prints represented in matched auction categoriesLandscapesRural and small-town lifeUrban scenes, including New York City subjects

Common works and media

Singer is principally identified as a painter of landscapes and genre scenes. Rural communities, small-town life, and urban subjects—including New York City scenes—are recurring contexts in the available biography. Matched auction records are grouped under paintings, works on paper and prints, with some broader matches assigned to sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Those broader labels do not by themselves establish that an object is characteristic or authentic; individual lot descriptions, images, materials, signatures, dimensions, and attribution language should be reviewed.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal of a work attributed to Clyde Singer should begin with closely comparable objects rather than a single overall market statistic. Relevant distinctions include medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, surface quality, and the strength of the attribution. Signatures and inscriptions should be examined in relation to the object itself, while documented provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can add useful context. Edition information matters for prints or other multiples. Recent public sales are most informative when the comparison works share similar materials, scale, period, subject matter, and condition. Auction databases can omit private transactions and may report fees differently, so recorded results should be treated as evidence for analysis rather than automatic price predictions.

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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, condition, and subject
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction results are appraisal inputs rather than a final valuation.
  • Reported prices may not be directly comparable when fees, condition, dimensions, medium, or attribution differ.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in public records.
  • The broad category labels should be verified against individual lots before inferring that a particular object is characteristic of the artist.

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 Clyde Singer

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Clyde Singer 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 Clyde Singer artwork?

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