David Lloyd Blackwood Auction Prices and Value Guide

David Lloyd Blackwood auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 351 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

David Lloyd Blackwood auction prices: quick answer

David Lloyd Blackwood auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
David Lloyd Blackwood
Source records
351
Market update
2026-02-06

David Lloyd Blackwood market snapshot

David Lloyd Blackwood shows solid auction liquidity with 105 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,120. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-03-27.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (11.3% · 9 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (81.3% · 65 sales)
  • $10,000+ (7.5% · 6 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-03-27

Artist context

About David Lloyd Blackwood

Born

1941

Died

2022

Nationality

Canadian

Also known as

David Blackwood

David Lloyd Blackwood (1941–2022) was a Canadian artist and printmaker best known for intaglio images rooted in Newfoundland outport life. His narrative scenes revisit maritime work, danger, migration, and memory through subjects such as shipwrecks, seal hunting, encounters with icebergs, and community resettlement. Blackwood also worked in painting, drawing, and woodcut, although prints form the clearest public account of his practice. Public authority and reference records identify him through both his full name and the shorter David Blackwood. Collectors are likely to encounter individual impressions from his printed oeuvre, along with drawings and occasional paintings. For appraisal and cataloguing, the exact medium, image and sheet dimensions, edition notation, signature or inscription, date, condition, and subject should be recorded carefully. Related images can differ in format, edition, state, or physical condition, making precise identification important when selecting comparable works.

Intaglio printsPaintingsDrawingsWoodcutsNewfoundland outport life and industryShipwrecksSeal huntingIceberg encounters

Common works and media

Blackwood is chiefly associated with intaglio prints portraying Newfoundland outport history and maritime experience. Frequently documented subjects include shipwrecks, seal hunting, icebergs, working communities, and resettlement. Paintings, drawings, and woodcuts are also recorded. For prints, catalogue entries should distinguish the specific technique, edition notation, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, date, and condition rather than relying on subject or title alone.

Market and appraisal context

Blackwood's market should be assessed through closely matched public auction results rather than a single overall price benchmark. Prints and works on paper require attention to technique, dimensions, edition details, signature, inscriptions, date, condition, and restoration history. For paintings or drawings, medium, size, surface condition, and provenance remain central. Subject matter and a work's relationship to his characteristic Newfoundland maritime imagery may also affect comparability. Appraisily's collected auction records support considering sale dates, realized prices, attribution confidence, exhibition or catalogue references, and recent comparable lots. Public records can omit private transactions and may use different treatments of fees, so results should be compared on a like-for-like basis and should not be treated as a final appraisal.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Works on paper and prints
  • Fine art and paintings

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter and recent comparable public auction sales

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction observations are appraisal inputs rather than a complete valuation.
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent from the available records.
  • Reported auction totals may use different treatments of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons require consistent price definitions.

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 David Lloyd Blackwood

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Artist value FAQ

How much is David Lloyd Blackwood 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.

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