Ridgway Knight Auction Prices and Value Guide
Ridgway Knight auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 347 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Ridgway Knight auction prices: quick answer
Ridgway Knight auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Ridgway Knight
- Source records
- 347
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Ridgway Knight
Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839–1924) was an American painter born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, who spent much of his career working in France. Recognized for his detailed depictions of rural and peasant life, Knight studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became closely associated with the French academic realist tradition. He settled in Rolleboise, near the Seine, where the surrounding countryside provided the setting for many of his best-known canvases. Knight exhibited widely, including at the Paris Salon, and received numerous honors during his lifetime. His son, Louis Aston Knight, also became a noted painter. With over 340 works documented in auction records, Knight remains a figure collectors encounter regularly in the 19th-century European and American painting market.
Academic RealismOil on canvasPeasant and rural genre scenesLandscape
Common works and media
Knight is most widely recognized for oil-on-canvas paintings depicting young peasant women in outdoor settings — gardens, riverbanks, and village paths — often rendered with meticulous attention to natural light and botanical detail. He also produced landscape views of the Seine valley near Rolleboise, floral still-life elements within genre compositions, and smaller preparatory oil sketches. Works on paper, including drawings and watercolor studies, surface less frequently but are documented in museum and auction records. Print reproductions of popular compositions were produced during and after his lifetime.
Market and appraisal context
Daniel Ridgway Knight's works appear regularly at major auction houses in both European and American painting sales. His large-format oil paintings of peasant women in garden and riverside settings tend to attract the strongest bidder interest. Key valuation factors include the painting's dimensions, the specificity of the Rolleboise-period subject matter, provenance documentation, exhibition history, and condition. Smaller studies, sketches, and works on paper trade at lower levels. Because Knight's output was prolific and varied in scale, collectors should evaluate each work individually rather than relying on general price ranges.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- The 347 auction/appraisal records associated with this artist in the Appraisily database indicate a substantial auction history, but individual realized prices vary widely based on size, subject, condition, and provenance.
- Works by his son, Louis Aston Knight, are sometimes conflated with the father's output due to shared subject matter; attribution verification is recommended.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
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- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Ridgway Knight 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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