Martin Whatson Auction Prices and Value Guide

Martin Whatson auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 411 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Martin Whatson auction prices: quick answer

Martin Whatson auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Martin Whatson
Source records
411
Market update
2026-02-16

Martin Whatson market snapshot

Martin Whatson shows deep auction liquidity with 256 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 18 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-17.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (35.3% · 61 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (64.7% · 112 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
18
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-17

Artist context

About Martin Whatson

Martin Whatson is a stencil artist whose documented practice sits within street-art and urban-art contexts. His official exhibition chronology records appearances at galleries, museums, and art fairs across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, showing how his work has circulated beyond its street-art setting. Stenciling provides the clearest documented foundation of his practice, while public biographical and auction sources also associate his name with paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, and mixed-media objects. Collectors may therefore encounter works intended for walls or gallery display as well as editioned and three-dimensional pieces. His official chronology includes presentations connected with Urban Nation Museum, Nordic Museum Seattle, MESA art Museum, Urban Art Fair, Context Art Fair, and numerous commercial galleries. Because the collected evidence is stronger for artistic practice and exhibition activity than for personal biography, unverified birth and nationality details have been omitted from the structured profile.

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Common works and media

Auction and biographical sources indicate that collectors may encounter stencil-based paintings, works on paper, prints and other editions, drawings, sculptures, and mixed-media objects attributed to Martin Whatson. The precise medium, support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, edition information, and condition should be recorded before selecting comparable auction lots.

Market and appraisal context

Martin Whatson's public auction record spans several object types, so the closest comparable sales should match the work's medium, dimensions, date, subject, edition status, and physical condition. For prints and other editions, the edition size and number, signature, publisher information, and completeness can be important. Paintings, mixed-media works, and sculptures should be compared with objects of similar format and materials rather than with the artist's overall auction median alone. Provenance, exhibition history, restoration, inscriptions, and attribution confidence can also affect appraisal conclusions. Published results may use different conventions for buyer's premiums and fees, while private sales and incomplete feeds remain outside the visible 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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and place within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction results for works of similar type, size, date, and condition
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are evidence inputs rather than a complete appraisal.
  • Reported results may differ in their treatment of buyer's premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in the available records.
  • Authentication, edition details, provenance, and physical condition require object-specific examination.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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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 Martin Whatson

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Martin Whatson 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 Martin Whatson artwork?

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