Sterling Boyd Strauser Auction Prices and Value Guide

Sterling Boyd Strauser auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 547 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Sterling Boyd Strauser auction prices: quick answer

Sterling Boyd Strauser auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Sterling Boyd Strauser
Source records
547
Market update
2026-02-16

Sterling Boyd Strauser market snapshot

Sterling Boyd Strauser shows solid auction liquidity with 82 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $767. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-21.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (58.3% · 42 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (41.7% · 30 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$425
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-06-21

Artist context

About Sterling Boyd Strauser

Born

1907

Died

1995

Nationality

American

Also known as

Sterling Strauser

Sterling Boyd Strauser (1907–1995) is identified by Wikidata and international library authority records as an American painter. His identity is linked across Getty’s Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and the Library of Congress, providing a stable foundation for matching his name to artworks and auction records. The authority material associates Strauser with paintings and with titles referring to flowers, portraits, city subjects, and collage, including Pear Blossoms, Spring Floral, April Visit to the City, and Collage of Burned Nevelson. These references indicate a varied body of work, although the collected sources do not establish a formal movement, school, or documented series. Collectors are most likely to encounter Strauser through paintings and other fine-art lots appearing in public auction data. Because detailed institutional biography is limited in this source pack, individual works should be assessed through their physical characteristics, documentation, and relationship to well-matched examples rather than through broad stylistic labels.

PaintingWorks on paper and printsCollage and mixed mediaFloral subjectsPortraits and figuresCity subjects

Common works and media

Painting is the best-supported medium in the collected identity and auction sources. Authority-linked titles also point to floral subjects, portraits or figures, city imagery, and collage. The auction index groups additional records under works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions, but those broad classifications require object-level verification and should not be treated as evidence that every category is typical of Strauser’s practice.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s public market index contains matched auction records for Sterling Boyd Strauser, led by fine art and painting while also assigning some records to works on paper, prints, mixed media, editions, and other broad categories. For appraisal purposes, the strongest comparisons are works aligned in medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and attribution. Signatures and inscriptions should be examined alongside provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and any restoration. Edition details matter when the object is a print or other multiple. Public realized prices provide useful reference points, but they are not automatic valuations: reporting practices may differ, private transactions may be absent, and a superficially similar lot may have materially different authorship, condition, or history.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, creation date, and the work's place within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and confidence in the attribution
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and references in published catalogues
  5. Comparable public auction results for works similar in medium, size, date, subject, and condition
  6. Subject matter, relative rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Use public auction records as comparable evidence rather than as a stand-alone appraisal.
  • Confirm attribution and condition before drawing conclusions from superficially similar lots.
  • Compare reported prices on a like-for-like basis because the treatment of buyer premiums and fees may vary.
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in public records.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 Sterling Boyd Strauser

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Sterling Boyd Strauser 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 Sterling Boyd Strauser artwork?

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