Ogden Minton Pleissner Auction Prices and Value Guide

Ogden Minton Pleissner auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 580 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Ogden Minton Pleissner auction prices: quick answer

Ogden Minton Pleissner auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Ogden Minton Pleissner
Source records
580
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Ogden Minton Pleissner

Ogden Minton Pleissner (1905–1983) was an American painter born in Brooklyn, New York. He is recognized for landscape compositions and for serving as a war artist during World War II, producing work that documented military operations and camp life. Active through the mid-twentieth century, Pleissner worked in oil and watercolor, and his paintings are held in institutional and private collections. His landscapes capture rural and wilderness scenes with a realist sensibility, while his wartime work provides a visual record of American military experience abroad. Pleissner's career bridged fine-art painting and documentary illustration, giving his output a dual appeal for collectors of American art and military history.

American realist painting, 20th centuryoil paintingwatercolorlandscapewar art (World War II)

Common works and media

Pleissner commonly worked in oil on canvas and watercolor on paper. His output includes landscape paintings of rural and outdoor scenes, wartime compositions from his World War II service, and figurative works. Collectors may encounter both finished exhibition-scale canvases and smaller preparatory studies or watercolors. Prints and reproductions of his war art also circulate in the secondary market.

Market and appraisal context

Pleissner's work appears regularly at auction, with over 580 recorded lots on the Appraisily platform. Oil paintings of landscapes and wartime subjects tend to attract the strongest collector interest. Watercolors and works on paper are also common and trade at lower price points. Provenance, condition, subject matter (particularly war-related compositions and panoramic landscapes), and medium all affect appraisal value. Collectors should verify attribution carefully, as unsigned or poorly documented works require expert review.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • American Paintings
  • 19th–20th Century American Art

Value drivers

  1. Medium (oil on canvas vs. watercolor on paper) significantly affects value
  2. Subject matter (landscape, war-related compositions) influences collector interest
  3. Provenance and exhibition history are important factors for authentication and value

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not include auction-house records with realized prices; market observations are based on artist identity and genre context only.
  • Attribution of unsigned or undocumented works should be verified through expert connoisseurship or catalogue raisonné consultation.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Ogden Minton Pleissner 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.

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