Robert MacGregor Auction Prices and Value Guide
Robert MacGregor auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 202 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Robert MacGregor auction prices: quick answer
Robert MacGregor auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Robert MacGregor
- Source records
- 202
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Robert MacGregor market snapshot
Robert MacGregor shows solid auction liquidity with 67 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $540. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-12.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (63.0% · 29 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (37.0% · 17 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $6,250
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 1
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-06-12
Artist context
About Robert MacGregor
Born
1847
Died
1922
Nationality
Scottish
Also known as
Robert McGregor
Robert MacGregor is the public-page spelling used for the Scottish painter more commonly identified by authority sources as Robert McGregor (1847–1922). His documented practice encompasses landscape, genre, portrait, and marine painting. Public-collection records show a particular interest in working life and coastal communities: titles include Breadwinners, Fisherfolk, The Knife Grinder, and a portrait of the art dealer Aitken Dott. He also depicted rural and coastal settings beyond Scotland, including Villerville in France. These subjects place people, occupations, and local environments at the center of his surviving work, although the collected sources do not establish a specific formal movement or school. Collectors may encounter his paintings through British and Scottish art sales, especially under the McGregor spelling. Because Robert MacGregor is also used in auction records, identity, signature, subject, date, and provenance should be checked before a lot is connected to this artist.
PaintingLandscape paintingGenre paintingPortrait paintingWorking people, including fishermen, shepherds, crofters, pedlars, and farm labourersRural and coastal scenery in Scotland, France, and the NetherlandsIndividual portraits and character studies
Common works and media
The documented body of work is centered on paintings. Recurring subjects include fishermen and coastal communities, farm and rural workers, character studies, portraits, and country or shoreline scenery associated with Scotland, France, and the Netherlands. Institutional records support genre scenes, portraits, and landscapes; the source pack provides much less reliable evidence for prints, editions, sculpture, or decorative objects attributed to this name.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's matched market index contains public auction records under both Robert MacGregor and Robert McGregor, but those name matches should be reviewed for identity consistency. For an individual painting, the most useful comparisons share the same medium, approximate dimensions, subject, execution period, condition, and attribution status. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, signatures, inscriptions, and restoration can also affect how closely one result compares with another. Realized prices should be compared on the same fee basis because published totals do not always treat buyer premiums consistently. Public sales offer evidence for an appraisal, but they do not capture every private transaction and cannot replace inspection, authentication, or a condition assessment.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, execution date, and relationship to the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and the quality of the painted surface
- Signature, inscriptions, documentation, and confidence in the attribution
- Provenance, exhibition history, and references in established catalogues
- Subject matter and recent public auction results for genuinely comparable works
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction results provide comparison evidence rather than a conclusive appraisal.
- Reported prices may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and other fees.
- Private transactions and incomplete auction feeds may not appear in the available record.
- The MacGregor and McGregor spellings require identity checks because name-based auction matching can combine unrelated makers or misattributed lots.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Art UK museum or university
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Robert MacGregor 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 Robert MacGregor artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.