Ronald York Wilson Auction Prices and Value Guide
Ronald York Wilson auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 262 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Ronald York Wilson auction prices: quick answer
Ronald York Wilson auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Ronald York Wilson
- Source records
- 262
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Ronald York Wilson market snapshot
Ronald York Wilson shows solid auction liquidity with 115 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-17.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (66.7% · 62 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (33.3% · 31 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $112
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 6
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-07-17
Artist context
About Ronald York Wilson
Born
1907
Died
1984
Nationality
Canadian
Also known as
York Wilson, R. York Wilson
Ronald York Wilson (1907–1984), commonly catalogued as York Wilson and also identified as R. York Wilson, was a Canadian painter and muralist. Library and artist authority records connect these name forms to the same person, an important distinction when researching signatures, catalogues, and auction listings. The available public sources establish his Canadian identity and his work in painting and mural art, but they do not provide enough institution-grade detail to assign him confidently to a named movement, school, or documented series. Collectors may consequently encounter his work under more than one version of his name. Matching an object to the correct authority record is a useful first step before comparing it with published sales. Appraisily treats the accepted name variants as one artist entity while preserving the limits of the currently collected biographical evidence.
PaintingMural painting
Common works and media
The collected identity sources directly describe Wilson as a painter and muralist. Paintings are therefore the clearest common work type for auction and appraisal research, while murals belong to his documented artistic practice. The present source pack does not establish particular subjects, print editions, sculptures, ceramics, drawing categories, posters, named series, or preferred painting materials, so those details should be determined from the object and stronger work-specific documentation rather than assumed.
Market and appraisal context
Market research for York Wilson should begin with reliable identity matching because auction records may use Ronald York Wilson, York Wilson, or R. York Wilson. The collected sources support paintings as an auction-relevant category and identify mural work as part of his practice, but they do not establish detailed price patterns or demonstrate how subject, date, condition, dimensions, or medium affect realized prices. Appraisal therefore requires examination of the individual object and comparison with genuinely similar public sales. Artist-name matching can organize the evidence, but it does not by itself establish attribution, authenticity, condition, or value.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Attribution and identity matching across the names Ronald York Wilson, York Wilson, and R. York Wilson
- Comparison with public auction records catalogued under the artist's accepted names
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not provide lot-level evidence sufficient to characterize price trends or relationships between value and date, subject, condition, size, or medium.
- No named movement, school, period, series, or recurring subject is established by the collected sources.
- A qualified appraisal should examine the specific object and relevant comparable sales rather than infer value from artist identity alone.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Ronald York Wilson 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 Ronald York Wilson artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.