Neil Shawcross Auction Prices and Value Guide

Neil Shawcross auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 605 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Neil Shawcross auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Neil Shawcross
Source records
605
Market update
2026-02-16

Neil Shawcross market snapshot

Neil Shawcross shows solid auction liquidity with 74 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $950. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-03-27.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (52.5% · 21 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (47.5% · 19 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2024-03-27

Artist context

About Neil Shawcross

Born

1940

Nationality

British

Neil Shawcross is a British artist born in 1940 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England. He has lived in Northern Ireland since 1962 and is best known as a portrait painter. His documented sitters include poet Seamus Heaney, novelist Francis Stuart, Belfast civic figure David Cook, footballer Derek Dougan, and fellow artists Colin Middleton and Terry Frost. Alongside portraiture, Shawcross has worked with the human figure and still life, using direct, simplified compositions and assertive color. His broader practice encompasses printmaking, drawing, and design; documented commissions include stained glass for the Ulster Museum and St Colman's Church in Lambeg, County Antrim. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on painted portraits and still lifes, works on paper, prints, or design-related material rather than within a single medium. Wikidata, Getty ULAN, and VIAF provide stable authority links that help distinguish the artist from people with similar names.

PaintingDrawing and works on paperPrintmakingStained-glass designPortraitureHuman figureStill life

Common works and media

Shawcross is principally associated with painted portraits, including likenesses of writers, civic figures, athletes, and other artists. His documented practice also includes figure painting, still life, drawing, printmaking, and stained-glass design. In appraisal settings, a possible Shawcross work may therefore appear as a painting, work on paper, or print. The available source pack does not establish how frequently each category appears at auction, so the medium, subject, and authorship of an individual object should be verified before selecting comparables.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal of a Neil Shawcross work should begin by identifying its medium and subject. Paintings, drawings, and prints should be compared within their respective categories, while a portrait may require research into the sitter as well as the work itself. Public auction records can provide useful comparables when the lots share meaningful characteristics, but this source pack does not expose individual sale descriptions, realized prices, dimensions, condition, provenance, or edition information. It therefore does not support a price trend or value prediction. A defensible appraisal would need object-specific examination and relevant, verified sale records rather than relying on the artist name alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings, including portraits, figure subjects, and still lifes
  • Prints and works on paper

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium, particularly whether the object is a painting, drawing, print, or design-related work
  2. Subject category and, for portraits, the identity and cultural significance of the sitter
  3. Comparison with relevant public auction records when sufficiently similar lots and realized-price details are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected Appraisily page was rate-limited and supplied no accessible lot-level descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, condition reports, provenance, dimensions, or edition details: https://appraisily.com/artist/neil-shawcross/.
  • The source pack does not support a price trend, market direction, or prediction of future value.

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 Neil Shawcross

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Neil Shawcross 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 Neil Shawcross artwork?

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