Manly Edward MacDonald Auction Prices and Value Guide

Manly Edward MacDonald auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 286 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Manly Edward MacDonald auction prices: quick answer

Manly Edward MacDonald auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Manly Edward MacDonald
Source records
286
Market update
2026-02-06

Manly Edward MacDonald market snapshot

Manly Edward MacDonald shows deep auction liquidity with 160 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,580. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-12-05.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (15.1% · 19 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (77.8% · 98 sales)
  • $10,000+ (7.1% · 9 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2024-12-05

Artist context

About Manly Edward MacDonald

Manly Edward MacDonald portrait
All images from the M.O. Hammond fonds were uploaded as part of the Archives of Ontario’s GLAM Wiki project. · Public domain · Source

Born

1889

Died

1971

Nationality

Canadian

Also known as

Manly E. MacDonald, MacDonald, Manly Edward

Manly Edward MacDonald (1889–1971) was a Canadian artist identified in Wikidata and VIAF, where his preferred authority form is “MacDonald, Manly Edward” and the shorter “Manly E. MacDonald” appears as an alternate name. A collected biographical source describes him as an impressionistic painter born at Point Anne near Belleville, Ontario. Because that stylistic and birthplace information is presently supported only by Wikipedia in this source pack, it is best treated as useful context rather than a fully documented scholarly biography. Collectors may encounter MacDonald through paintings attributed to him and auction listings recorded under variations of his name. Authority identifiers from Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, ISNI, and Wikidata help distinguish him from similarly named people and support consistent cataloguing. More institutional evidence is still needed for his training, exhibition history, subjects, working periods, and any formal movement affiliation.

Painting

Common works and media

Painting is the only work type supported by the collected biographical material, which describes MacDonald as a painter. The source pack does not establish specific media, recurring subjects, print editions, sculpture, ceramics, named series, or periods, so those categories should be added only after stronger institutional or lot-level documentation is collected.

Market and appraisal context

For an object offered as a work by MacDonald, the first market task is to confirm that the catalogue name refers to the Canadian artist who lived from 1889 to 1971, using the linked authority records and known name variants. The Appraisily source signal associates public auction records with this artist page, but the collected excerpts do not provide individual lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, condition reports, dimensions, provenance, or attribution language. A responsible appraisal should therefore compare the specific object only with relevant, verifiable sales once complete records are available and should avoid drawing a price conclusion from the artist name or record count alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings

Value drivers

  1. Identity matching across authority-name variants before comparing auction records
  2. Comparable public auction records, when complete lot-level details are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected excerpts contain no individual lot descriptions or results, so they do not support artist-specific price conclusions.
  • The source pack does not establish condition, dimensions, provenance, signature characteristics, recurring subjects, or detailed attribution criteria for works offered under this name.

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 Manly Edward MacDonald

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Manly Edward MacDonald 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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