Francis Focer Brown Auction Prices and Value Guide

Francis Focer Brown auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 202 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Francis Focer Brown auction prices: quick answer

Francis Focer Brown auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Francis Focer Brown
Source records
202
Market update
2026-02-06

Francis Focer Brown market snapshot

Francis Focer Brown shows developing auction liquidity with 28 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $350. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-07.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (91.7% · 22 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (8.3% · 2 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
7
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-07

Artist context

About Francis Focer Brown

Born

1891

Died

1971

Nationality

American

Francis Focer Brown (1891–1971) was an American artist whose career was closely connected with Indiana art and education. Public biographical summaries describe him as an American Impressionist painter and identify oils, pastels, and watercolors among his exhibited media. From 1925 until his 1957 retirement, Brown reportedly served as a professor and head of the Fine Arts Department at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie; he also directed the institution's art gallery until 1946. His documented exhibition activity includes Hoosier Salon presentations between 1922 and 1964, along with appearances associated with the John Herron Art Institute, Richmond Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Cincinnati Museum of Art. Collectors may encounter Brown through regional American paintings and works on paper connected with Indiana's twentieth-century art history. The collected source pack does not include a museum biography or scholarly catalogue, so the Impressionist classification and detailed career record remain provisional.

American ImpressionismOil paintingPastelWatercolor

Common works and media

The collected biography specifically documents Brown receiving exhibition recognition for oils, pastels, and watercolors. Paintings and works on paper in those media are therefore the best-supported work types for identification and appraisal research. The available sources do not establish recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, sculpture production, or printmaking activity, so objects in those categories require separate attribution evidence rather than assumption from a name match.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's collected public market page reports matched auction activity for Francis Focer Brown, including paintings and works on paper. At collection time, its dataset showed a median realized result near $350, with many recorded comparables between approximately $190 and $475; these figures summarize a limited public dataset and are not price predictions. An appraisal should compare works sharing the same medium, dimensions, date, condition, subject, and attribution strength. Signature evidence, inscriptions, restoration, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can also affect comparability. Reported auction results should be checked for differences in currency, buyer premiums, fees, sale date, and lot description. Private transactions and unmatched records may fall outside the public dataset.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Recent comparable public auction sales for works with similar characteristics

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction results are evidence inputs rather than a complete appraisal.
  • Private transactions and incomplete auction feeds may not be represented.
  • Authentication, attribution, and physical condition require object-specific examination.
  • Reported prices may not be directly comparable when fees or buyer premiums are treated differently.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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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 Francis Focer Brown

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Francis Focer Brown 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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