George Frederick Watts Auction Prices and Value Guide
George Frederick Watts auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 575 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
George Frederick Watts auction prices: quick answer
George Frederick Watts auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- George Frederick Watts
- Source records
- 575
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
George Frederick Watts market snapshot
George Frederick Watts shows solid auction liquidity with 63 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-09-17.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (45.9% · 17 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (27.0% · 10 sales)
- $10,000+ (27.0% · 10 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 0
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2024-09-17
Artist context
About George Frederick Watts
Born
1817
Died
1904
Nationality
British
Also known as
George Frederic Watts, G. F. Watts
George Frederick Watts, more commonly identified by institutions as George Frederic Watts, was a British painter and sculptor who lived from 1817 to 1904. He is associated with Symbolism and became especially known for allegorical compositions that translated emotions, moral ideas, and human aspirations into figurative imagery. Works such as Hope and Love and Life are linked to his broader concept for the House of Life, an intended symbolic cycle addressing universal experience. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings, works on paper, portraits, symbolic subjects, and sculpture, with the abbreviated form G. F. Watts also appearing in market records. His presence in the collections and artist indexes of Tate, the National Gallery of Art, and Art UK helps distinguish him from similarly named makers. Accurate entity matching should account for the Frederic and Frederick spelling variants when reviewing catalogues, inscriptions, and auction data.
SymbolismPaintingSculptureWorks on paper and prints represented in auction recordsAllegorical subjectsEmotions and human aspirations expressed through symbolic imagery
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal searches may surface paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed-media objects, decorative works, and editions associated with Watts. His best-documented artistic context centers on allegorical and symbolic imagery, including works connected conceptually with the House of Life. Portraits and other figurative compositions may also appear under the canonical spelling George Frederic Watts or the abbreviated name G. F. Watts. Because broad auction categories can contain differently attributed or reproduced objects, the medium, inscriptions, edition status, provenance, and catalogue history should be checked for each work.
Market and appraisal context
George Frederick Watts market evidence should be interpreted through closely comparable works rather than a single headline result. Appraisily records place works attributed to him across paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. Relevant appraisal factors include medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and the confidence of the attribution. Edition information matters when the object is a multiple. Comparable public sales should match the object as closely as possible, and reported prices should be checked for differing treatment of fees or buyer premiums. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may fall outside the available record.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Subject matter, rarity, and comparable public auction sales for similar works
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are appraisal starting points rather than final valuations.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
- Authentication and condition can materially affect value.
- Reported auction totals may include buyer premiums or fees, so comparable results should be checked on a like-for-like basis.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Tate museum or university
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- Art UK museum or university
- 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 George Frederick Watts 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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