Dwight Baird Auction Prices and Value Guide
Dwight Baird auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 516 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Dwight Baird auction prices: quick answer
Dwight Baird auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Dwight Baird
- Source records
- 516
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Dwight Baird market snapshot
Dwight Baird shows deep auction liquidity with 416 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 41 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-29.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (87.5% · 14 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (12.5% · 2 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 41
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-07-29
Artist context
About Dwight Baird
Dwight Baird is an artist represented in Canadian library authority systems and in Appraisily's public auction index. VIAF treats Baird as a personal entity and connects the name with records from Canadian authority contributors and ISNI. Its record associates Baird with titles including For the Love of the Game and Play-ball Montréal, indicating a documented connection to baseball and sports imagery. The collected sources do not establish a birth date, nationality, training, movement, or career chronology, so those details should not be inferred. Collectors may encounter the name in auction listings grouped under paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions. These are broad index categories rather than a verified catalogue of Baird's practice. Reliable entity matching should therefore use the authority identifiers alongside the work's title, medium, signature, provenance, and other lot-specific evidence.
PaintingsWorks on paper and printsSculpture and mixed mediaDecorative art and editionsBaseball and sports-related imagery
Common works and media
The collected auction index places works attributed to Dwight Baird in broad categories that include paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, decorative art, and editions. VIAF also links Baird with baseball-related titles, providing some support for sports imagery as a subject. Because no catalogue raisonné, museum collection profile, or detailed artist biography was present in the source pack, these categories should guide further research rather than define the artist's complete body of work.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's collected market snapshot reports 449 matched records but only 16 priced records, with a displayed observed range of $10 to $3,000. The same page also reports 416 tracked lots, so its counts should be reconciled before quantitative conclusions are drawn. For appraisal, compare the exact work with records sharing its medium, dimensions, date or period, subject, condition, attribution confidence, signature or inscription status, edition details, and provenance. Exhibition history and catalogue references may also matter when documented. Public auction results are reference points rather than automatic valuations: buyer's premiums, incomplete feeds, private sales, restoration, and later attribution changes can limit comparability. A defensible opinion should prioritize closely matched public sales and direct examination of the object.
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
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent public auction results for closely comparable works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- The collected public page reports only 16 priced records in its 449-record snapshot, limiting the reliability of broad price summaries (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/dwight-baird/).
- The same page reports both 416 tracked lots and 449 records; those counts should be reconciled before quantitative conclusions are drawn (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/dwight-baird/).
- Public auction records are starting points rather than final appraisals, and incomplete feeds, private sales, buyer-premium conventions, condition, and attribution changes can affect comparability (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/dwight-baird/).
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- ISNI library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Dwight Baird 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 Dwight Baird artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.