Ethel Carrick Auction Prices and Value Guide
Ethel Carrick auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 255 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Ethel Carrick auction prices: quick answer
Ethel Carrick auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Ethel Carrick
- Source records
- 255
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Ethel Carrick market snapshot
Ethel Carrick shows thin auction liquidity with 11 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $42,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-25.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (25.0% · 2 sales)
- $10,000+ (75.0% · 6 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $42,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 3
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-25
Artist context
About Ethel Carrick
Ethel Carrick (1872–1952) was an English-born painter and printmaker who spent much of her career in France and Australia. Born in London, she adopted both Impressionist and Post-Impressionist approaches, producing vibrant landscapes, beach scenes, market scenes, and figurative compositions. After marrying the Australian painter Emanuel Phillips Fox, she became known professionally as Ethel Carrick Fox and developed close ties to the Australian art community, where she is associated with the Heidelberg School tradition. Her work reflects a cosmopolitan outlook shaped by years in Paris, the French coast, and Melbourne. Carrick exhibited actively during her lifetime, and her paintings are held in public collections. With 255 works tracked in auction databases, she is an artist collectors encounter regularly in both Australian and European art sales.
ImpressionismPost-ImpressionismHeidelberg Schooloil paintingprintmakinglandscapesbeach and coastal scenesdomestic and genre scenes
Common works and media
Ethel Carrick is most frequently encountered in oil on canvas, often depicting beach scenes, coastal landscapes, flower markets, and domestic genre subjects. Her palette is characteristically bright and influenced by French Post-Impressionism. Works on paper and prints also appear at auction, though less commonly than oils. Collectors may find paintings ranging from small cabinet studies to larger exhibition-scale canvases, with subjects drawn from her time in France, on the Mediterranean coast, and in Australia.
Market and appraisal context
Ethel Carrick's works appear at auction in both Australian and European markets, with oil paintings being the most commonly offered medium. Key factors affecting appraisal include medium and support, provenance, exhibition history, condition, and subject matter — particularly her beach and coastal scenes, market compositions, and domestic interiors. Works with documented museum exhibition records or strong provenance tend to command higher values. Collectors should verify signatures against known forms, as she signed both as Ethel Carrick and Ethel Carrick Fox. Auction results from Australian houses and European salerooms provide the most reliable price benchmarks.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Market data in the source pack is limited; collectors should consult recent auction records from major houses for up-to-date price context.
- Ethel Carrick's market is split between Australian and European auction houses, which can affect price visibility and comparability.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History 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 Ethel Carrick 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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