Earl Moran Auction Prices and Value Guide

Earl Moran auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 178 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Earl Moran auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Earl Moran
Source records
178
Market update
2026-02-06

Earl Moran market snapshot

Earl Moran shows solid auction liquidity with 74 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,975. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-12-12.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (22.1% · 15 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (50.0% · 34 sales)
  • $10,000+ (27.9% · 19 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2024-12-12

Artist context

About Earl Moran

Born

1893

Died

1984

Nationality

American

Also known as

Earl Steffa Moran

Earl Moran (1893–1984), also identified as Earl Steffa Moran, was an American artist described in public profiles as an illustrator, painter, photographer, and creator of pin-up and glamour imagery. His identity is clearest at the broad biographical level: Wikidata supplies his name and lifespan, while several Wikipedia-language profiles corroborate his nationality and overlapping artistic occupations. Collectors are most likely to encounter Moran through figurative pin-up material and works associated with commercial illustration, painting, and photography. These categories can overlap in the market, making the stated medium and production method important: an original painting, a work on paper, a print, and a later reproduction should not be treated as equivalent objects. Appraisily's auction index includes matched records under fine art, paintings, works on paper, prints, editions, and other broad categories. Because the available identity sources do not independently validate every category match, attribution, signature, date, condition, provenance, and object type require work-specific review.

IllustrationPaintingPhotographyPin-up imageryGlamour imagery

Common works and media

Public identity sources associate Moran with illustration, painting, photography, pin-up art, and glamour imagery. In appraisal settings, related objects may be catalogued as paintings, works on paper, prints, editions, or other decorative formats. Establish whether an item is an original work, a period print or edition, or a later reproduction before comparing it with auction results.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by matching the object to genuinely comparable Earl Moran lots rather than relying on an artist-wide average. The supplied Appraisily snapshot reports a historical median realized price near $5,975 and an observed range from $10 to $83,650, but these aggregates may combine different media, sizes, dates, conditions, and attribution levels. Original paintings should be separated from works on paper, prints, editions, photographs, and reproductions. Signature and inscription evidence, edition information, provenance, restoration, surface condition, subject matter, and catalogue or exhibition references can all affect comparability. Reported auction totals may also differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, while private sales and attribution changes may be absent from public feeds.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, size, 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. Comparable public auction sales for works of similar medium, size, date, condition, and subject
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Treat public auction records as a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Compare like-for-like results because reported totals may handle buyer premiums and fees differently.
  • Confirm authorship, medium, production method, condition, and edition status before applying comparable sales.
  • Private sales, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in the public record.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin 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 Earl Moran

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Earl Moran 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 Earl Moran artwork?

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