Mabel May Woodward Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mabel May Woodward auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 202 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Mabel May Woodward auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Mabel May Woodward
Source records
202
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Mabel May Woodward

Mabel May Woodward (1877–1945) was an American painter based in Providence, Rhode Island, recognized as a leading figure in Rhode Island Impressionism during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Active from 1896 to 1943, she worked primarily in Rhode Island and along the Maine coast, producing oils notable for their light-filled beach scenes and coastal landscapes. Woodward's work is rooted in the American Impressionist tradition, applying broken color and atmospheric effects to New England settings rather than the urban or cosmopolitan subjects favored by some of her contemporaries. She is documented in major reference works including Bénézit's Dictionnaire critique, Mantle Fielding's dictionary of American painters, and the Witt Checklist of painters. Her paintings appear regularly at auction, where collectors encounter them as representative examples of regional American Impressionism from the Provincetown and Rhode Island school circles.

American Impressionismoil paintingbeach and coastal scenesRhode Island landscapesMaine coastal scenes

Common works and media

Woodward most commonly produced oil paintings of beach and coastal scenes, particularly depicting the Rhode Island and Maine shorelines. Her works at auction are typically single-owner oils on canvas or board, often in Impressionist style with emphasis on sunlight, surf, and seasonal atmosphere. Landscape subjects predominate; figurative beach scenes with bathers or shoreline figures also appear.

Market and appraisal context

Woodward's auction profile centers on oil paintings of Rhode Island and Maine coastal subjects, especially beach scenes. Collectors evaluating her work should consider subject matter, canvas size, date of execution, condition, and exhibition or provenance history. As a well-documented regional Impressionist with entries in Bénézit, Fielding, and the Witt Checklist, her identity is straightforward to confirm, but she does not command the premiums associated with nationally prominent American Impressionists. Comparable auction results for similar New England coastal scenes by her Rhode Island contemporaries provide useful valuation benchmarks.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • American Paintings
  • Impressionist and Modern Art

Value drivers

  1. Subject matter: beach scenes, Rhode Island and Maine coastal landscapes are the most frequently encountered works at auction
  2. Attribution and signature: works should be compared with documented examples given her regional prominence rather than national fame
  3. Condition and provenance: as with regional American Impressionist painters, period framing, exhibition history, and documented provenance can meaningfully affect value

Appraisal caveats

  • Market data for regional American Impressionist painters can be sparse; comparable auction results should be reviewed for similar subject, medium, size, and date.
  • Woodward is catalogued in Bénézit, Mantle Fielding's dictionary, and Witt Checklist, which supports identity verification but does not imply a premium market tier.

Evidence

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Data basis

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