Rex Brasher Auction Prices and Value Guide

Rex Brasher auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,876 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Rex Brasher auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Rex Brasher
Source records
1,876
Market update
2026-02-06

Rex Brasher market snapshot

Rex Brasher shows developing auction liquidity with 49 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $180. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-23.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (88.9% · 24 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (7.4% · 2 sales)
  • $10,000+ (3.7% · 1 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$350
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
4
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-23

Artist context

About Rex Brasher

Rex Brasher portrait
Rex Brasher · see-source-page · Source

Born

1869

Died

1960

Nationality

American

Rex Brasher (1869–1960) was an American painter, watercolorist, and ornithologist whose work centered on the birds of North America. Public authority records identify him as an American painter, while the collected biographical source describes an unusually broad ornithological project: 875 surviving paintings representing approximately 1,200 species and subspecies. His combination of close natural observation and watercolor technique places his work within the wider tradition of American bird illustration associated with artists and naturalists such as John James Audubon and Louis Agassiz Fuertes, although the available sources do not establish a formal movement affiliation. Collectors may encounter Brasher through detailed bird watercolors and other paintings connected with this extensive survey of North American avifauna. His identity is supported by linked records from Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and ISNI, helping distinguish his work from that of similarly named artists.

WatercolorPaintingNorth American birdsOrnithological studies

Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Rex Brasher through paintings and watercolors depicting North American birds. The documented body of work is notable for detailed ornithological coverage across numerous species and subspecies. A candidate work should therefore be described by medium, dimensions, depicted species, inscriptions or signatures, physical condition, and any evidence connecting it to Brasher's wider bird-painting project. The collected sources do not establish a separate print, sculpture, ceramic, or edition practice.

Market and appraisal context

Rex Brasher works should be assessed object by object rather than through a generalized price assumption. Relevant characteristics include the medium and technique, the bird species or subspecies represented, and any documented connection to his larger North American bird-painting corpus. Attribution, provenance, condition, dimensions, date, inscriptions, and prior auction history may also require independent verification before an appraisal conclusion is reached. The collected public source pack confirms Brasher's identity and principal subject matter but does not provide enough lot-level evidence to support price trends, rarity claims, or a value range. When comparable public auction records are available, the most useful comparisons will be works with closely aligned medium, subject, size, condition, authorship evidence, and sale date.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Watercolor bird paintings
  • American ornithological art

Value drivers

  1. Medium and technique, including whether the work is a watercolor
  2. The depicted bird species or subspecies and the specificity of its identification
  3. The work's documented relationship to Brasher's broader North American bird corpus

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack does not expose individual auction lots, realized prices, condition reports, provenance histories, or edition information.
  • No price trend, rarity conclusion, or value range should be inferred from the source pack alone.
  • Attribution, condition, provenance, dimensions, and sale-specific evidence require examination at the individual-object level.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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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 Rex Brasher

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Rex Brasher 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 Rex Brasher artwork?

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