Neil Gavin Welliver Auction Prices and Value Guide

Neil Gavin Welliver auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 384 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Neil Gavin Welliver auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Neil Gavin Welliver
Source records
384
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Neil Gavin Welliver

Neil Gavin Welliver (1929–2005) was an American painter celebrated for his imposing, large-scale landscape canvases depicting the dense forests surrounding his home in Maine. Born in Millville, Pennsylvania, Welliver became one of the most distinctive American landscape painters of the late twentieth century, translating the wild coastal woodlands of New England into monumental compositions that balance photographic observation with bold, modern brushwork. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and he served as an influential teacher—his students included the sculptor Eva Hesse. Welliver is also recognized as the father of actor and painter Titus Welliver.

Modern artContemporary American landscape paintingOil paintingForest and woodland landscapesMaine landscapes

Common works and media

Welliver primarily produced large-scale oil paintings of forest interiors and Maine coastal landscapes. His subjects include densely composed woodland scenes with streams, boulders, and snow, often rendered at monumental scale. He also worked in smaller formats and on paper. Prints of his landscape compositions circulate in the secondary market. Works are typically signed and dated.

Market and appraisal context

Welliver's large-format Maine woodland paintings are the works most frequently encountered at auction and in private collections. Appraisals of his paintings depend on size, condition, provenance, date of execution, and whether the work represents his characteristic mature forest subjects. Institutional holdings at major museums such as MoMA lend additional credibility to his market presence. Collectors should note that smaller works on paper or earlier compositions may differ significantly in value from his signature large-scale oil landscapes. Consult realized auction results from major houses for current market benchmarks.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War & Contemporary Art
  • American Art

Value drivers

  1. Large-scale paintings of Maine woodland scenes are his most recognized and sought-after works
  2. Institutional holdings include MoMA, which supports collector confidence
  3. Provenance, condition, and scale of the landscape paintings are key factors in appraisal

Appraisal caveats

  • Specific auction records and price ranges are not available from the collected source pack; consult major auction house databases for realized prices.
  • Death date is confirmed as 2005 but the exact date is not provided in the collected sources.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Neil Gavin Welliver worth?

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