Trevor Grimshaw Auction Prices and Value Guide
Trevor Grimshaw auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 216 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Trevor Grimshaw auction prices: quick answer
Trevor Grimshaw auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Trevor Grimshaw
- Source records
- 216
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Trevor Grimshaw market snapshot
Trevor Grimshaw shows solid auction liquidity with 126 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $280. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-26.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (84.3% · 86 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (15.7% · 16 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $2,600
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 3
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-26
Artist context
About Trevor Grimshaw
Born
1947
Died
2001
Nationality
British
Trevor Grimshaw (1947–2001) was a British artist associated in the available public record with images of northern industrial townscapes. Tate and Wikidata agree on his life years, although a Wikipedia entry gives a conflicting death year; this profile follows the museum and entity-record evidence. The collected sources do not establish a named movement or provide a detailed chronology of Grimshaw's training, exhibitions, or artistic development. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with industrial urban subjects and auction lots placed in broad categories such as paintings, works on paper, and prints. Those category labels should be checked against each lot description because they do not establish the medium, date, or attribution of an individual object. This profile therefore emphasizes the stable identity and subject evidence while avoiding unsupported biographical or stylistic claims.
Northern industrial townscapesIndustrial urban landscapes
Common works and media
The collected museum and authority material does not provide a definitive inventory of Grimshaw's media. The clearest documented subject is the northern industrial town landscape. Appraisily's matched auction records place works under broad headings that include fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Because some of these classifications are broad, the catalogue description, photographs, dimensions, support, signature, and edition details should be verified for each object.
Market and appraisal context
Trevor Grimshaw auction results are most useful when the comparison works resemble the object being appraised. Relevant distinctions include medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, and attribution confidence. Recent public sales can provide context, but a broad artist-level result should not be treated as a prediction for a particular work. Auction reporting may also differ in its treatment of fees, while private sales and incomplete data feeds can leave gaps. An appraisal should therefore examine the object directly and select comparable lots with closely matched characteristics.
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
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent public auction results for genuinely comparable works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records should be treated as a starting point rather than a final appraisal (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/trevor-grimshaw/).
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented in the available records (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/trevor-grimshaw/).
- Authentication and condition can materially affect value and should be assessed for the individual object (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/trevor-grimshaw/).
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Tate museum or university
- Wikidata library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Trevor Grimshaw 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 Trevor Grimshaw artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.