Mary Deneale Morgan Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mary Deneale Morgan auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 274 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Mary Deneale Morgan auction prices: quick answer

Mary Deneale Morgan auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Mary Deneale Morgan
Source records
274
Market update
2026-02-06

Mary Deneale Morgan market snapshot

Mary Deneale Morgan shows solid auction liquidity with 127 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (27.8% · 27 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (57.7% · 56 sales)
  • $10,000+ (14.4% · 14 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,900
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-11

Artist context

About Mary Deneale Morgan

Mary Deneale Morgan portrait
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Source

Born

1868

Died

1948

Nationality

American

Also known as

M. DeNeale Morgan

Mary DeNeale Morgan (1868–1948), also known as M. DeNeale Morgan, was an American painter and printmaker associated with California's plein-air art tradition. Authority records describe her as a painter working especially in watercolor, as well as an etcher and illustrator. Public biographies connect her landscape practice to San Francisco, Oakland, and Carmel-by-the-Sea, with subjects drawn from the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Peninsula. Cypress trees are identified as a particularly characteristic motif. Morgan also participated in Carmel's developing art community: she directed the Carmel Summer School of Art sponsored by the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club and was a founding member of the Carmel Art Association. Collectors may consequently encounter her name on California landscapes in watercolor or other painting media, as well as prints and etchings. Her Impressionist classification appears in the available public biography, although the collected source pack does not include a museum or scholarly catalogue confirming that label.

Plein-air paintingImpressionismWatercolorPrintmakingEtchingCalifornia landscapesSan Francisco Bay Area landscapesMonterey Peninsula landscapesCypress trees

Common works and media

The strongest source evidence supports watercolor paintings, other landscape paintings, prints, and etchings. Documented subjects include California scenery from the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Peninsula, with cypress trees highlighted as a recurring motif. Authority records also identify Morgan as an illustrator, so illustrated works may be encountered, although the source pack does not describe a specific illustration series. Broad auction-database labels such as sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions should not by themselves be interpreted as established hallmarks of her practice without object-level evidence.

Market and appraisal context

Mary DeNeale Morgan's public auction record is most clearly associated with paintings and works on paper, including prints. Relevant comparisons should match the work's medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and attribution status as closely as possible. Signature and inscription details, restoration history, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect how a work compares with previously sold examples. For prints, edition information and impression quality should be considered when available. Realized prices from different auction houses may not be directly equivalent because reporting can differ on buyer premiums and fees. Public results provide useful comparable evidence, but they do not capture every private transaction or later change in attribution and should not be treated as a price prediction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Recent public auction results for works comparable in medium, size, subject, date, and condition
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are starting points for appraisal rather than final value conclusions: https://appraisily.com/artist/mary-deneale-morgan/
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented: https://appraisily.com/artist/mary-deneale-morgan/
  • Reported auction totals may include buyer premiums or fees, so comparable results should be checked on a like-for-like basis: https://appraisily.com/artist/mary-deneale-morgan/
  • The collected Appraisily excerpt reports both 127 tracked lots and 180 records, including 137 priced records; the definitions should be reconciled before presenting one definitive record count: https://appraisily.com/artist/mary-deneale-morgan/

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 Mary Deneale Morgan

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Artist value FAQ

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