Max Middleton Auction Prices and Value Guide

Max Middleton auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 301 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Max Middleton auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Max Middleton
Source records
301
Market update
2026-02-06

Max Middleton market snapshot

Max Middleton shows deep auction liquidity with 302 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,020. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-15.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (47.5% · 84 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (52.0% · 92 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.6% · 1 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
11
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-15

Artist context

About Max Middleton

Born

1944

The strongest available public identity records describe Max Middleton as a painter born in 1944. Art UK supplies the birth year, while Wikidata independently classifies him as a painter. The collected sources do not establish an exact birth date, nationality, training, movement, career chronology, or documented series, so those details should remain open rather than be inferred. This artist must also be distinguished from David Maxwell Middleton, the English keyboardist and composer who is commonly indexed under the same shortened name. Collectors may encounter works attributed to Max Middleton through public auction listings, but each record should be checked for subject, medium, signature, date, provenance, and other identity evidence. Appraisily's current index provides a substantial name-matched auction footprint, although that market record should not be treated as a substitute for a fuller scholarly biography or work-level attribution review.

Common works and media

The available auction index includes broad classifications for paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions. The source pack does not provide enough artist-specific evidence to identify a characteristic medium, recurring subject, named series, or standard edition practice. A work presented as being by Max Middleton should therefore be assessed from its physical medium, imagery, dimensions, date, signature or inscriptions, edition markings, provenance, and relationship to securely attributed examples rather than from the name alone.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's public index groups name-matched Max Middleton lots across fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These categories are broad and do not prove that every listed object belongs to the painter. For appraisal, the most useful comparisons are works aligned by medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, signature or inscriptions, edition status, provenance, and attribution confidence. Exhibition or catalogue references may provide additional support. Public sale dates and realized prices can help define a comparison set, but incomplete feeds, private transactions, reporting differences, and the same-name identity risk mean that individual records require review before supporting a valuation conclusion.

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 period 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 with similar characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • The auction index is based on matched public records and may contain incomplete feeds, attribution changes, or records requiring further identity review.
  • The name Max Middleton is also associated with an English keyboardist and composer, creating a material namesake risk when matching records or images.
  • Broad auction categories do not establish that every listed medium or work type is securely associated with the painter.
  • Public auction results are appraisal inputs rather than definitive valuations; authentication, condition, and exact comparability require work-specific review.

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 Max Middleton

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Max Middleton 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 Max Middleton artwork?

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