Margarett W. Sargent Auction Prices and Value Guide

Margarett W. Sargent auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,179 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Margarett W. Sargent auction prices: quick answer

Margarett W. Sargent auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Margarett W. Sargent
Source records
1,179
Market update
2026-02-16

Margarett W. Sargent market snapshot

Margarett W. Sargent shows limited auction liquidity with 0 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $0. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. No recent auction date is available.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
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Artist context

About Margarett W. Sargent

Margarett W. Sargent portrait
Arnold Genthe · Public domain · Source

Born

1892

Died

1978

Nationality

American

Also known as

Margarett Williams Sargent, Margarett W. McKean

Margarett W. Sargent (1892–1978), also identified as Margarett Williams Sargent, was an American painter and sculptor. Library and art-authority records connect her identity across VIAF, Getty ULAN, Wikidata, and the Library of Congress, helping distinguish her work from that of artists with similar surnames. She also exhibited under the name Margarett W. McKean, an alternate name that can be important when reviewing signatures, labels, catalogues, and historical ownership records. A collected secondary biography associates Sargent with the Ashcan School and describes her as a follower of George Luks; however, the available source pack does not contain a museum or scholarly source confirming that affiliation, so it remains provisional here. Collectors may encounter her name in connection with paintings or sculpture, the two practices supported by the authority records. Careful identity matching is particularly important because abbreviated names and her married exhibiting name can divide references to the same artist across catalogues and databases.

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Common works and media

The collected authority evidence supports painting and sculpture as Sargent's principal documented practices. It does not establish specific recurring subjects, named series, print editions, preferred materials, or characteristic dimensions. Works offered under Margarett Sargent, Margarett W. Sargent, or Margarett W. McKean should therefore be matched through signatures, inscriptions, provenance, exhibition labels, and catalogue documentation rather than name similarity alone. More precise descriptions of common work types require stronger museum, exhibition, or catalogue evidence.

Market and appraisal context

The fetched Appraisily page currently contains no matched priced auction lots for Margarett W. Sargent, so it does not support a median price, price range, or recent-sales trend. An appraisal should instead begin with secure artist identification, including consideration of the alternate exhibiting name Margarett W. McKean. Medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can all affect comparison quality. Any public sale used as a comparable should involve a genuinely similar work and should be checked for attribution language, reporting conventions, and whether buyer's premium is included. Private transactions and incomplete auction feeds may leave relevant market activity outside the visible dataset.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Sculpture and mixed media

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales involving similar works
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records should be treated as appraisal evidence rather than a final valuation.
  • A defensible comparison requires close agreement in authorship, medium, dimensions, date, condition, and provenance.
  • Private transactions and incomplete auction feeds may not be represented in public market data.

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 Margarett W. Sargent

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Margarett W. Sargent 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 Margarett W. Sargent artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.