Lamar Dodd Auction Prices and Value Guide
Lamar Dodd auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 168 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Lamar Dodd auction prices: quick answer
Lamar Dodd auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Lamar Dodd
- Source records
- 168
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Lamar Dodd market snapshot
Lamar Dodd shows solid auction liquidity with 117 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-22.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (35.4% · 35 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (64.6% · 64 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $3,250
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-22
Artist context
About Lamar Dodd
Born
1909
Died
1996
Nationality
American
Lamar Dodd (1909–1996) was an American painter and educator whose career joined studio practice with art teaching. Authority records from Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and IdRef consistently identify him and his lifespan, while VIAF describes him as both a painter and teacher. The collected biographical material connects his art with the American South and identifies him as the namesake of the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art. Collectors therefore encounter Dodd principally in twentieth-century American and Southern art contexts. The source pack does not establish a specific artistic movement, a complete career chronology, or named bodies of work, so such labels should not be added without stronger museum or scholarly documentation. Appraisily’s artist page also associates Dodd with a substantial set of auction records, making careful entity matching important when comparing works bearing his name or attribution.
PaintingThe American South
Common works and media
The collected sources identify Lamar Dodd primarily as a painter. Paintings connected with twentieth-century American and Southern art are therefore the best-supported work type for auction and appraisal matching. This source pack does not establish recurring use of a particular paint medium, nor does it document the frequency of drawings, prints, sculptures, editions, or named series; those classifications should be based on the individual object and stronger catalogue or museum evidence.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should begin by matching the artist’s identity to established Lamar Dodd authority records and then identifying the object’s actual work type and medium. The collected sources support painting as his principal category and connect his subject context with the American South. Appraisily auction records may help locate comparable lots, sale dates, and realized prices when sufficiently similar records are available. The present source pack does not include lot-level details about size, condition, provenance, inscriptions, editions, or auction-house attribution, so it cannot support a price prediction. Those object-specific facts should be documented separately before selecting comparables or reaching a value conclusion.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- A secure identity match to Lamar Dodd's established authority records
- Work type and confirmed medium, with painting supported by the collected identity sources
- Subject matter and its documented relationship to the American South
- Comparable public auction records matched by work type, sale date, and realized price when those data are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not provide lot-level evidence about dimensions, condition, provenance, inscriptions, editions, or individual realized prices.
- Market evidence in this pack is limited to Appraisily's auction-record signal; no accessible major-auction-house biography or lot excerpt was collected.
- The available evidence does not support a price trend, scarcity claim, or prediction of future value.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Lamar Dodd 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 Lamar Dodd artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.