Manuel Valencia Auction Prices and Value Guide
Manuel Valencia auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 185 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Manuel Valencia auction prices: quick answer
Manuel Valencia auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Manuel Valencia
- Source records
- 185
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Manuel Valencia market snapshot
Manuel Valencia shows solid auction liquidity with 86 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-07.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (42.2% · 27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (56.3% · 36 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.6% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $198
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-07
Artist context
About Manuel Valencia
Born
1856
Died
1935
Nationality
American
Manuel Valencia (1856–1935) was an American painter identified consistently by Wikidata and VIAF, with linked records in Getty ULAN, the Library of Congress, and RKD. The collected artwork records document oil on canvas and California landscape subjects: one names Ross Valley near Mount Hamilton, while another depicts a couple beside a lake. These examples place his auction presence within regional landscape painting, but the available sources do not establish a formal movement, school, training history, or complete chronology. Collectors may encounter signed landscapes attributed to Valencia, sometimes accompanied by provenance or exhibition notes. Because the name is shared by unrelated people, entity matching should rely on life dates and authority identifiers rather than the name alone. Appraisily therefore identifies this page with the American painter born in 1856 and deceased in 1935 while leaving more specific biographical claims open pending stronger institutional documentation.
Oil on canvasCalifornia landscapesLandscapes with figures
Common works and media
The documented examples are oil-on-canvas landscape paintings. Subjects represented in the collected records include Ross Valley near Mount Hamilton, California, and a lakeside scene with a couple. Both examples are described as signed. The available evidence does not establish prints, editions, sculptures, ceramics, posters, or a named series as common parts of Valencia's auction record.
Market and appraisal context
The available records support a cautious, object-specific appraisal approach. Relevant comparisons should account for medium, canvas dimensions, whether quoted measurements include a frame, signature and attribution, subject or named California location, provenance, and documented exhibition history. The collected examples include signed oil-on-canvas landscapes, but two artwork records are not enough to establish a general price pattern. Comparable public auction results should be matched as closely as possible by work type, size, subject, date, documentation, and sale conditions. Name-only matches require particular care because other people share the name Manuel Valencia. No unsupported price prediction or claim of market momentum should be inferred from this source pack.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Oil paintings
- American and California landscape paintings
Value drivers
- Documented signature and attribution
- Canvas dimensions and whether measurements include the frame
- Documented provenance
- Exhibition history
- Identifiable California location or landscape subject
Appraisal caveats
- Use life dates and authority identifiers to separate the painter from unrelated people with the same name.
- Match comparable records by medium, dimensions, subject, attribution, provenance, and sale date rather than by artist name alone.
- The collected evidence is insufficient for a price trend or price forecast.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- RKD library authority
- Wikimedia Commons public artwork record
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 Manuel Valencia 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 Manuel Valencia artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.