Ernest Parton Auction Prices and Value Guide
Ernest Parton auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 223 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Ernest Parton auction prices: quick answer
Ernest Parton auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Ernest Parton
- Source records
- 223
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Ernest Parton
Ernest Parton was an American painter born in Hudson, New York, on March 17, 1845. Active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he worked primarily as a landscape painter. Parton is represented in the collection of the Tate in London, reflecting recognition by a major public institution. His biographical record is maintained in several art-historical authority files, including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), the Library of Congress Name Authority File, and the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) in The Hague. With over 200 recorded auction lots, Parton's work has sustained collector visibility across decades of public sales. His landscapes typically depict pastoral and rural subjects in oil on canvas, consistent with the broader American landscape tradition of his era.
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Common works and media
Parton is known primarily for landscape paintings in oil on canvas. His subjects include pastoral scenes, rural views, and natural settings. Works appearing at auction range from smaller cabinet-size paintings to larger exhibition-scale canvases. No evidence of prints, editions, or sculptural work appears in the available authority sources.
Market and appraisal context
Ernest Parton's paintings appear regularly at auction, with more than 200 recorded lots. His works are primarily landscape subjects in oil on canvas. Appraisal value depends on factors including size, condition, provenance, attribution confidence, and the quality of the composition. Comparable auction results from major and regional houses provide useful benchmarks. As with many American landscape painters of the late nineteenth century, prices can range significantly depending on these factors. Collectors should note the conflicting death-year records in authority files (1933 vs. 1938) and verify provenance dates accordingly.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Death year is disputed: VIAF, Library of Congress, and RKD record 1933, while the Tate and Wikidata record 1938. Collectors should verify dates against specific provenance documentation.
- No catalogue raisonné is referenced in available sources, which may limit attribution certainty.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Tate museum or university
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
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 Ernest Parton 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 Ernest Parton artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.