Tom Wood Auction Prices and Value Guide

Tom Wood auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 186 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Tom Wood auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Tom Wood
Source records
186
Market update
2026-02-16

Tom Wood market snapshot

Tom Wood shows solid auction liquidity with 59 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $550. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-19.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (72.7% · 24 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (27.3% · 9 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$650
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
4
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-19

Artist context

About Tom Wood

Born

1913

Died

1997

Nationality

Canadian

Tom Wood (1913–1997) is identified in the collected sources as a Canadian painter, graphic artist, and designer. He also served as an Official War Artist in the Royal Canadian Navy and participated in the D-Day landings, placing part of his documented career within Canada's Second World War art and service history. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings, graphic works, or works on paper, although the available source pack does not establish a complete chronology, list of subjects, or recognized series. Care is especially important when researching Wood because several other people share the same name, including a photographer represented among the collected image-search results. A secure identification should therefore connect a work's signature, date, medium, provenance, and subject to the Canadian artist rather than relying on the name alone. Additional museum or archival documentation would help define his artistic development and institutional representation more precisely.

PaintingGraphic art and works on paper

Common works and media

The strongest biographical evidence describes Wood as a painter and graphic artist, so paintings and graphic works or works on paper are the most defensible categories to investigate. Appraisily's auction index also contains matches classified as prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions, but the source pack does not establish all of these as characteristic parts of the Canadian artist's practice. Verify maker identity, medium, signature, date, and provenance before using a matched lot as a comparable.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin with comparables that can be securely attributed to the Canadian artist Tom Wood. The most useful comparisons align medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and provenance; signatures, inscriptions, restoration history, exhibition references, and edition information can also affect interpretation. Appraisily's matched auction index includes paintings and works on paper, along with broader category matches such as prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions. Those broader matches should be checked lot by lot because name matching may combine unrelated makers or namesakes. Public results provide market context, not a price guarantee, and differences in attribution, condition, reporting conventions, or sale venue can make superficially similar records poor comparables.

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, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, and subject
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Treat public auction records as a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Confirm that each comparable lot belongs to the Canadian artist, because the name Tom Wood is shared by other people.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, condition differences, and later attribution changes can limit comparisons.
  • The broader auction categories require lot-level verification before they can be treated as characteristic of this artist's documented practice.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin 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 Tom Wood

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Tom Wood 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 Tom Wood artwork?

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