Judith Murray Auction Prices and Value Guide

Judith Murray auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 353 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Judith Murray auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Judith Murray
Source records
353
Market update
2026-02-06

Judith Murray market snapshot

Judith Murray shows developing auction liquidity with 49 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $150. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-30.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (100.0% · 12 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-07-30

Artist context

About Judith Murray

Born

1941

Nationality

American

Judith Murray, born in 1941, is an American abstract painter based in New York City. Her documented career extends back to the 1970s. A distinctive feature of her practice is the disciplined framework she adopted in 1975: paintings developed from red, yellow, black, and white, with colors mixed from that limited foundation. She has also favored a near-square horizontal format marked by a vertical bar along the right edge. Within those recurring boundaries, Murray explores variation in color, gesture, sensation, and the physical character of paint. The edge bar emphasizes that the image is also a constructed object with a defined limit. Collectors may encounter Murray through abstract paintings associated with this continuing investigation rather than through representational subject matter or a conventional named series. Careful identification is important because her name may be shared by other people, and a visual resemblance to her documented framework does not independently establish authorship.

Abstract artPaintingAbstract compositions exploring color, sensation, and the physical boundaries of painting

Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter abstract paintings. Works from Murray's documented post-1975 practice may use colors mixed from red, yellow, black, and white, often within a near-square horizontal format featuring a vertical bar along the right edge. These recurring characteristics help place a work in context but do not, without supporting provenance and examination, authenticate it.

Market and appraisal context

For appraisal purposes, a work attributed to Judith Murray should first be matched to the correct artist and evaluated against her documented abstract practice. Relevant contextual details include the work's date, medium, dimensions, support, color structure, format, and relationship to the constrained approach she adopted in 1975. Signature, labels, provenance, exhibition history, condition, and a direct physical examination may provide additional evidence, although the collected sources do not document those features for specific works. Comparable auction records are most useful when filtered by work type, size, date, condition, sale date, and venue. This source pack does not include readable major-auction-house catalogue essays or item-level realized prices, so it does not support price predictions or claims about market direction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Abstract paintings

Value drivers

  1. Work date and its relationship to Murray's practice active since the 1970s
  2. Consistency with the documented post-1975 palette, near-square horizontal format, and right-edge vertical bar
  3. Availability of comparable public auction records associated with the correctly identified artist

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains no readable major-auction-house catalogue entry or item-level realized-price evidence.
  • Judith Murray is a potentially ambiguous personal name; auction records should be checked against the identity and documented practice of the American abstract painter born in 1941.
  • The documented palette and format are contextual indicators and should not be treated as authentication by themselves.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Judith Murray 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 Judith Murray artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.