Mary Proctor Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mary Proctor auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 266 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Mary Proctor auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Mary Proctor
Source records
266
Market update
2026-02-16

Mary Proctor market snapshot

Mary Proctor shows solid auction liquidity with 101 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $179. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 14 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-13.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (97.6% · 81 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (2.4% · 2 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$150
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
14
Median shift vs prior year
+36.4%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-13

Artist context

About Mary Proctor

Born

1960

Nationality

American

Also known as

Mary L. Proctor, Missionary Mary, Clarke, Mary Proctor

Mary L. Proctor, also known as “Missionary Mary,” is an American artist born in 1960. Linked authority records identify her as a painter and place her in a naive-art context, while the available biographical source highlights visionary paintings, collages, and assemblages. These overlapping descriptions are more useful than assigning her to a single formal movement: they point to image-making that crosses painting and constructed mixed-media formats. Collectors may encounter her work through auction records under Mary Proctor, Mary L. Proctor, or the “Missionary Mary” name, so entity matching matters. Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and Library of Congress identifiers help distinguish this artist from other people named Mary Proctor, including the historical astronomer whose images appear in broad name searches. This distinction is especially important when associating catalog entries, images, and past sale records.

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Common works and media

Available biographical information associates Mary Proctor with visionary paintings, collages, and assemblages. These categories should remain separate in appraisal and auction comparisons because a painting may not be meaningfully comparable to a constructed or collaged work. The collected sources do not establish recurring subjects, named series, specific materials, print editions, sculptures, ceramics, or posters.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by confirming that a work belongs to Mary L. Proctor, the American artist born in 1960, rather than another person with the same name. Alternate names and authority identifiers can help reconcile auction records. The available sources identify paintings, collages, and assemblages, making work type and medium relevant when selecting comparable lots. Any market assessment should then examine the individual object and suitable public sale records, including sale date and realized price when those details are available. This source pack does not document condition, dimensions, provenance, execution date, signature evidence, editions, or individual auction results, so it does not support a price forecast or a claim about market direction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Collages
  • Assemblages

Value drivers

  1. Correct identity and attribution to Mary L. Proctor, including reconciliation of alternate names and authority identifiers
  2. Work type and medium, particularly whether an object is a painting, collage, or assemblage
  3. Comparable public auction records associated with the correctly resolved artist identity

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected sources do not provide lot-level evidence about condition, dimensions, provenance, dates, signatures, editions, or realized prices, so no price direction or market trend can be supported here.
  • Mary Proctor is shared by multiple public figures. Images and records must be checked against the artist born in 1960 and her authority identifiers before they are associated with this page.
  • The Appraisily artist-page request was rate-limited during source collection, limiting verification of individual auction records and categories.

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 Mary Proctor

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Mary Proctor 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 Proctor artwork?

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