Edmund F. Ward Auction Prices and Value Guide

Edmund F. Ward auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 173 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Edmund F. Ward auction prices: quick answer

Edmund F. Ward auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Edmund F. Ward
Source records
173
Market update
2026-02-16

Edmund F. Ward market snapshot

Edmund F. Ward shows developing auction liquidity with 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,380. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2023-12-14.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (47.4% · 9 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (52.6% · 10 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2023-12-14

Artist context

About Edmund F. Ward

Born

1892

Died

1990

Nationality

American

Also known as

Edmund Franklin Ward

Edmund F. Ward, identified in authority records as Edmund Franklin Ward (1892–1990), was an American illustrator and painter associated with magazine storytelling. He contributed illustrations to The Saturday Evening Post before turning twenty and later became a recurring visual interpreter of the publication’s Alexander Botts and Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle stories. Available biographical material emphasizes his range rather than one fixed style: Ward worked in oils, wash, and watercolor, moving between dark tonal treatments and humorous imagery. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on works made in different techniques and for different narrative settings. His documented career belongs primarily to the history of American commercial and narrative illustration, where a picture’s connection to a particular story or publication can help establish its context. Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and Library of Congress authority records provide stable identifiers that help distinguish Ward from other artists with the same surname.

Oil paintWashWatercolorNarrative magazine scenesHumorous subjects

Common works and media

Documented work types include narrative illustrations in oil, wash, and watercolor. Ward’s best-established subject context is magazine storytelling, including humorous scenes and recurring-character stories produced for The Saturday Evening Post. Works associated with the Alexander Botts or Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle series may be encountered as illustration art, while other examples may reflect the darker tonal side of his practice. Medium, narrative subject, and evidence of a publication connection are useful starting points for classifying a work before selecting comparable auction records.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal of an Edmund F. Ward work should begin by identifying its medium and intended function, since an oil image and a wash or watercolor illustration belong to different comparison groups. Documented publication context can also be important, particularly a connection to The Saturday Evening Post or to the recurring Alexander Botts and Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle stories. Ward’s stylistic range means that dark tonal work and humorous imagery should be compared with suitably similar examples. The supplied source pack does not include accessible major-auction-house analysis or individual realized-price details, so it does not support a price forecast. Any valuation should use comparable public sales that match the object’s technique, subject, date, and documented illustration context as closely as the available records permit.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Narrative illustration art
  • Oil paintings and illustrations
  • Wash and watercolor works

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique, including distinctions among oil, wash, and watercolor
  2. Documented connection to an illustration published by The Saturday Evening Post
  3. Association with the Alexander Botts or Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle story series
  4. Subject and stylistic treatment, including dark tonal work and humorous imagery

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no accessible major-auction-house biography or lot analysis, so the auction categories are descriptive rather than predictive.
  • No price trend or value range can be supported from the supplied evidence alone.
  • A signature or stylistic resemblance should not be treated as authentication.

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 Edmund F. Ward

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Edmund F. Ward 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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