John McCrady Auction Prices and Value Guide

John McCrady auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 176 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

John McCrady auction prices: quick answer

John McCrady auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
John McCrady
Source records
176
Market update
2026-02-06

John McCrady market snapshot

John McCrady shows solid auction liquidity with 132 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (34.9% · 37 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (53.8% · 57 sales)
  • $10,000+ (11.3% · 12 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,125
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
4
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-29

Artist context

About John McCrady

John McCrady portrait
John McCrady · see-source-page · Source

Born

1911

Died

1968

Nationality

American

John McCrady (1911–1968) was an American painter and printmaker closely associated with Louisiana and the broader American South. Born in Canton, Mississippi, he grew up in the region and became known for pictures of Southern life, including depictions of African American subjects. A scholarship awarded for Portrait of a Negro took him to the Art Students League of New York, where he studied with Thomas Hart Benton and Kenneth Hayes Miller. In 1942, he founded the McCrady Art School on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, extending his role from studio artist to teacher and organizer. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with twentieth-century Southern paintings, works on paper, and prints. The available evidence establishes his regional focus and principal media, but it does not provide enough institution-level text to assign a formal movement label or describe distinct stylistic periods with confidence.

PaintingPrintmakingScenes of the American SouthAfrican American life in the South

Common works and media

McCrady is documented as both a painter and printmaker. Auction and appraisal contexts may therefore include paintings, prints, and other works on paper, especially compositions concerned with Louisiana, the wider American South, and African American subjects. The collected evidence does not establish particular print editions, recurring named series, sculpture, ceramics, or poster production.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should first distinguish a McCrady painting from a print or other work on paper, then document the subject and any identifying inscriptions or supporting records. Southern scenes and depictions of African American life are especially relevant to the artist context established by the available biography. Comparable public auction records can help place an object alongside works of similar type and subject when lot descriptions, sale dates, and realized prices are available. This source pack contains a substantial record-count signal but no accessible lot-level results, condition reports, provenance histories, or edition information. It therefore supports category-level guidance, not a price prediction or claim about market direction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Prints and works on paper

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium, including whether the object is a painting or a print
  2. Subject matter, particularly documented scenes of the American South and African American life
  3. Comparable public auction records, sale dates, and realized prices when matching lot-level records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected pack supplies an auction-record count but no accessible lot-level descriptions, realized prices, condition reports, provenance, or edition details.
  • The available evidence does not support a price trend, scarcity claim, or numerical value prediction.
  • Attribution and valuation require examination of the individual object and supporting documentation.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 John McCrady

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Artist value FAQ

How much is John McCrady 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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