Francis H. Dodd Auction Prices and Value Guide
Francis H. Dodd auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 206 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Francis H. Dodd auction prices: quick answer
Francis H. Dodd auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Francis H. Dodd
- Source records
- 206
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Francis H. Dodd
Francis Edgar Dodd (1874–1949) was a British portrait painter, landscape artist, and printmaker born in Holyhead, Wales. Active in the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, Dodd built a reputation for accomplished formal portraits and atmospheric landscape views. He worked across oil painting, drawing, and printmaking, with a particular emphasis on drypoint and etching. His work is held in major UK public collections, including the Tate. Dodd lived and worked in the London area for much of his career, dying at Blackheath in 1949. With over 200 recorded auction appearances, his paintings and prints surface regularly in the British and European art market.
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Common works and media
Dodd's most commonly encountered works include oil-on-canvas portraits, landscape paintings in oil and watercolour, and prints executed in drypoint and etching. Portrait subjects range from formal commissioned likenesses to informal figure studies. Landscape subjects depict rural and coastal Britain as well as continental European scenes. Drawings in pencil, charcoal, and ink also appear among his known output.
Market and appraisal context
Francis Dodd's works appear at auction with regularity, particularly oil portraits and landscape paintings, alongside etchings and drypoint prints. Factors that influence appraisal include the medium, scale, subject matter, condition, and whether the work can be firmly attributed to Dodd's hand. Portrait commissions of identifiable sitters and well-composed landscape subjects tend to attract stronger interest. Institutional provenance or exhibition history, such as connections to the Tate collection, can also support value. Collectors should review comparable auction results and seek professional appraisal for individual works, as no catalogue raisonné was identified in available sources.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Old Master & British Paintings
- Prints & Multiples
Value drivers
- Medium: oil portraits and landscape paintings are the primary works encountered at auction
- Subject: formal portrait commissions and landscape views of Britain and continental Europe
- Provenance: institutional holdings at Tate and other UK public collections support market recognition
- Prints: drypoint and etching prints by Dodd appear at auction with some regularity
Appraisal caveats
- No catalogue raisonné was identified in the available sources, making attribution and completeness of known works harder to verify.
- Market data in the source pack is limited; collectors should consult recent auction records for current pricing context.
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
- Tate museum or university
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Francis H. Dodd 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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