Leonard Howard Reedy Auction Prices and Value Guide
Leonard Howard Reedy auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 606 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Leonard Howard Reedy auction prices: quick answer
Leonard Howard Reedy auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Leonard Howard Reedy
- Source records
- 606
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Leonard Howard Reedy market snapshot
Leonard Howard Reedy shows deep auction liquidity with 251 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $460. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (91.8% · 168 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (8.2% · 15 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $250
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 12
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-03
Artist context
About Leonard Howard Reedy
Born
1899
Died
1956
Nationality
American
Leonard Howard Reedy (1899–1956) was an American painter whose identity is represented in Wikidata, Getty's Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and RKD. The collected authority records consistently identify him as an American artist, but this source pack does not provide exact birth and death dates, a detailed institutional biography, or reliable documentation of a particular movement, school, subject specialty, or career period. Those gaps make it prudent to identify Reedy through his full name, life years, nationality, and occupation without assigning a more specific art-historical label. Collectors encounter works attributed to Reedy through a substantial body of matched public auction records. Those records can help distinguish recurring auction presentations and comparable results, but individual objects still require examination of their medium, dimensions, date, inscriptions, condition, provenance, and attribution. Further museum or scholarly documentation would strengthen the account of his artistic development and typical subject matter.
Common works and media
The collected market page groups Reedy auction records under fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These are broad auction classifications, not proof that he personally practiced every listed medium. A prospective Reedy work should therefore be classified from the object itself and compared with genuinely similar lots rather than with the artist-wide record pool.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's matched market index reports 258 records, including 190 priced records, over an observed 2001–2026 auction-date range. The published median realized result is approximately $460, with many cited comparables between $375 and $660 and an observed range from $50 to $5,875. These figures describe recorded public sales rather than a forecast for any particular work. A useful appraisal comparison should align medium, size, date, subject, condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and attribution confidence. Edition information matters when applicable. Reported prices may also treat buyer premiums and fees differently, while private sales and incomplete auction feeds may remain outside the dataset.
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
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable auction sales for works similar in type and characteristics
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction results are appraisal inputs rather than definitive valuations.
- Reported totals may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price conventions.
- Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, condition differences, and revised attributions may not appear in the available records.
- The broad category labels on the current artist page do not establish that Reedy worked in every listed medium.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- 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 Leonard Howard Reedy 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 Leonard Howard Reedy artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.