Colin Hunter Auction Prices and Value Guide

Colin Hunter auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 695 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Colin Hunter auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Colin Hunter
Source records
695
Market update
2026-02-06

Colin Hunter market snapshot

Colin Hunter shows solid auction liquidity with 56 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-05-04.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (67.6% · 23 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (32.4% · 11 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-05-04

Artist context

About Colin Hunter

Colin Hunter portrait
Unsigned · Public domain · Source

Born

1841

Died

1904

Nationality

Scottish

Colin Hunter (1841–1904) was a Scottish painter and etcher working during the Victorian era. He is chiefly associated with marine imagery: seascapes, fishing activity, coastal labor, and changing weather on the water. Publicly catalogued paintings show that this focus ranged from fishing around Skye and kelp gathering to views of the Clyde, dawn at sea, and the force of the Niagara Rapids. Hunter also treated occasional landscape, figure, and portrait subjects, but maritime scenes form the clearest thread through his known work. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on paintings of boats, fishermen, shorelines, and open water, as well as on etchings. Art UK records works attributed to Hunter in British public collections, including holdings associated with Glasgow Museums and the Burton Art Gallery and Museum. Those institutional records, together with international authority identifiers, help distinguish the Victorian Scottish artist from other people who share his name.

PaintingEtchingSeascapes and marine viewsFishing scenesCoastal work and kelp gatheringScottish coastal locations, including the Clyde and Skye

Common works and media

Works associated with Colin Hunter most commonly include paintings of the sea, fishing boats, fishermen, coastal labor, shorelines, and Scottish waters such as the Clyde and the area around Skye. Public-collection records also document river and landscape subjects, kelp gatherers, and an occasional portrait or figure scene. Etchings may also appear, although the collected institutional evidence for his graphic work is less detailed than the evidence for paintings.

Market and appraisal context

A Colin Hunter appraisal should begin by identifying the object’s medium and subject, then comparing it with records for closely related works. Marine paintings, fishing scenes, Scottish coastal views, other landscapes, and etchings should not be treated as interchangeable categories. The source pack establishes these recurring work types but does not provide lot-level prices or auction-house analysis. A defensible valuation would also examine the signature and attribution, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, and the quality and relevance of available comparable sales. Public auction results are most useful when the compared works share the same medium, broadly similar scale, and closely related subject matter; the number of database records alone does not establish value or authenticity.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Marine and coastal paintings
  • Fishing-scene paintings
  • Etchings

Value drivers

  1. The specific subject and setting, distinguishing characteristic marine, fishing, and Scottish coastal scenes from other landscapes or figure subjects
  2. The work type and medium, particularly whether the object is a painting or an etching
  3. Comparison with public auction records for works sharing the same medium and closely related subject matter

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack identifies a substantial Appraisily auction-record set but supplies no lot-level details, category counts, realized prices, or major-auction-house commentary.
  • Any valuation requires object-specific examination of attribution, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, and the relevance of comparable sales; this research profile does not establish a price.
  • Etching is supported by a discovery-level source rather than substantive museum text in the collected pack.

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 Colin Hunter

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Colin Hunter 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 Colin Hunter artwork?

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