George William Whitaker Auction Prices and Value Guide
George William Whitaker auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 203 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
George William Whitaker auction prices: quick answer
George William Whitaker auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- George William Whitaker
- Source records
- 203
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
George William Whitaker market snapshot
George William Whitaker shows solid auction liquidity with 135 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $550. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-07.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (73.9% · 85 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (26.1% · 30 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- +77.8%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-07
Artist context
About George William Whitaker
Born
1840
Died
1916
George William Whitaker was a Providence-associated painter identified in public records with Rhode Island landscape painting. Wikidata dates him to 1840–1916, while metadata attached to a historical likeness gives 1841–1916, so his birth year requires confirmation. A biographical summary describes him as a prominent Rhode Island landscape painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and records the honorifics “Dean of Providence painters” and “Dean of Rhode Island Artists.” These descriptions place him within the regional art history of Providence rather than establish membership in a named international movement. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name on landscape paintings and in auction-record databases. The documented historical likeness can also help distinguish him from similarly named people. Because the present source material is limited, chronology, training, exhibition history, institutional holdings, and attribution should be checked against fuller scholarly or catalogue records before being presented as settled facts.
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Common works and media
The available biographical evidence identifies Whitaker as a landscape painter, making landscape paintings the best-supported work type for auction and appraisal searches. The source pack does not establish preferred supports, specific techniques, recurring locations, named series, editions, prints, drawings, or other categories, so those details should be taken from the individual object and its documented history rather than assumed.
Market and appraisal context
The Appraisily artist page indicates that auction records are associated with George William Whitaker, but the collected source pack supplies no individual lot descriptions or realized prices. A work-specific appraisal should therefore compare its stated medium, subject, date, dimensions, signature or inscription, condition, provenance, and attribution language with genuinely comparable public sales. A Rhode Island landscape should not be treated as comparable merely because it carries the same artist name; cataloguing quality and physical characteristics also matter. The available evidence does not support claims about price direction, rarity, record prices, or premiums for particular subjects. Any realized price should be interpreted with its sale date, attribution, condition, and lot context.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Landscape paintings
Value drivers
- Comparison with genuinely similar public auction records, accounting for the catalogued work type and sale date
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not contain individual auction-lot descriptions, realized prices, condition reports, provenance records, dimensions, or attribution language.
- The available evidence does not support claims about price trends, rarity, record prices, or premiums for particular subjects or periods.
- A shared artist name or general landscape subject is not enough to establish authorship or comparability.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 William Whitaker 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 George William Whitaker artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.