Mary Newcomb Auction Prices and Value Guide
Mary Newcomb auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 287 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Mary Newcomb auction prices: quick answer
Mary Newcomb auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Mary Newcomb
- Source records
- 287
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Mary Newcomb market snapshot
Mary Newcomb shows deep auction liquidity with 160 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,625. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-03-25.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (38.3% · 44 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (43.5% · 50 sales)
- $10,000+ (18.3% · 21 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,600
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 1
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-03-25
Artist context
About Mary Newcomb
Born
1922
Died
2008
Nationality
British
Mary Newcomb (1922–2008) was a British painter whose identity is recorded by Wikidata and linked authority files. Tate and Art UK also maintain dedicated records under her name, providing institutional anchors for distinguishing the artist from other people called Mary Newcomb. The collected evidence securely establishes her profession, nationality, and lifespan, but it supplies little detailed biography and does not reliably identify a movement, school, named series, or recurring subject. Collectors may encounter Newcomb through paintings and associated auction listings; Appraisily’s collected signal currently connects her name with 287 auction records. Because the name is shared by several unrelated historical figures, any proposed work should be matched carefully to the painter’s authority records and to cataloguing from credible auction or institutional sources. A fuller account of her artistic development will require stronger museum, archival, gallery, or catalogue documentation than this source pack provides.
Painting
Common works and media
The collected authority evidence supports painting as Mary Newcomb’s principal work type. It does not establish whether particular works are oils, watercolors, mixed-media paintings, drawings, prints, or another form, nor does it document recurring subjects, named series, or editions. Individual objects should therefore be described from direct examination and reliable catalogue evidence rather than assigned a more specific medium or subject from this profile alone.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by confirming that a work is catalogued as being by the British painter Mary Newcomb rather than another person with the same name. Appraisily’s auction-record signal can support comparison by sale date and realized price when relevant records are available. The supplied source pack does not expose individual lot descriptions, attribution wording, dimensions, condition, provenance, signatures, or detailed medium information, so it cannot support a price forecast or a claim about market direction. Those object-level facts should be established before selecting comparable sales. Comparisons are most useful when the artist identification and the catalogued characteristics of the proposed work align with the public auction records being considered.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings catalogued under Mary Newcomb
Value drivers
- Comparison with public auction records assigned to Mary Newcomb, including sale date and realized price when available
- Consistency of the catalogued artist identity with established authority and institutional records
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack does not include individual auction-lot descriptions, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, signatures, or attribution language.
- No major auction-house biography or lot record was collected, so market observations should remain tied to verified comparable records rather than broad price conclusions.
- The available evidence does not establish specific painting media, recurring subjects, movements, named series, or edition practices.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Tate museum or university
- Art UK museum or university
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
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 Mary Newcomb 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 Mary Newcomb artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.