James Lawrence Isherwood Auction Prices and Value Guide

James Lawrence Isherwood auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,103 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

James Lawrence Isherwood auction prices: quick answer

James Lawrence Isherwood auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
James Lawrence Isherwood
Source records
1,103
Market update
2026-02-06

James Lawrence Isherwood market snapshot

James Lawrence Isherwood shows deep auction liquidity with 458 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $563. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-13.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (79.2% · 252 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (20.8% · 66 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$620
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
+24.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-09-13

Artist context

About James Lawrence Isherwood

Born

1917

Died

1989

Nationality

British

James Lawrence Isherwood (1917–1989) was a British artist associated most closely with Wigan, Lancashire, where a published biography records he was born and where many of his subjects originated. Public collection records assembled by Art UK document works titled Hereford, River Wye, Old Spanish Lady, Mijas, Spain, Self Portrait, Southport Beach, Wigan versus Hull and “Wigan Arms.” Together, these examples point to a practice spanning local urban and sporting scenes, portraits, coastal and river landscapes, and travel subjects. His manner has been described as Impressionist/Expressionist and given the label “Wigan style,” although the available institutional source pack does not establish either as a formal movement classification. Collectors encounter Isherwood through both public holdings and an extensive auction record. Identification should begin with the object itself—its medium, date, inscriptions, provenance, condition, and relationship to documented works—rather than with the artist name alone.

PaintingWigan and local urban subjectsLandscapes, coastal views, and named places in Britain and SpainPortraiture and figuresFootball and sporting scenes

Common works and media

Institutional records document Isherwood primarily as a painter. Examples include Wigan buildings and sporting scenes, British river and coastal views, Spanish place subjects, portraits, and self-portraiture. Auction records also classify some entries as works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions, but the available source describes category concentration as broad or sparse. Any non-painting attribution should therefore be checked against the object’s medium, signature, inscriptions, edition information, provenance, and closely comparable documented works.

Market and appraisal context

James Lawrence Isherwood has a substantial record of matched public-auction listings, but individual results should be compared only with genuinely similar works. Medium, size, date, condition, restoration, inscriptions, attribution confidence, provenance, subject matter, and documented exhibition or catalogue history may all affect appraisal conclusions. A Wigan subject, landscape, portrait, print, or other work type should therefore be evaluated within its own category rather than against an overall artist-level statistic. Reported prices may use different treatments of buyer’s premiums and fees. Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, later attribution changes, and works without published prices can also limit what the public record shows.

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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist’s career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction results for works with similar characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal; private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/james-lawrence-isherwood/
  • Reported auction totals may include buyer’s premiums or other fees depending on the reporting source, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/james-lawrence-isherwood/
  • The source describes category concentration as broad or sparse, so categories beyond paintings should be verified against the individual object and relevant comparable lots. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/james-lawrence-isherwood/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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Artist value FAQ

How much is James Lawrence Isherwood 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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