William Fraser Garden Auction Prices and Value Guide
William Fraser Garden auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 190 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
William Fraser Garden auction prices: quick answer
William Fraser Garden auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- William Fraser Garden
- Source records
- 190
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About William Fraser Garden
William Fraser Garden (1856–1921) was a British painter and watercolourist born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Garden is recognised for his atmospheric depictions of the English countryside, particularly the river landscapes, farmsteads, and church architecture of Huntingdonshire and the Cambridgeshire fens. His watercolours of the River Ouse at St. Ives, the Ferry Boat Inn at Holywell, and rural lanes at dusk reveal a closely observed, tonal approach to light and weather that places him within the broader tradition of British landscape watercolour painting. Garden is recorded in Bénézit's Dictionnaire, the Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, and the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History), confirming his standing in documented art-historical reference literature. Collectors most often encounter his work through auction appearances of watercolours and drawings of East Anglian and Fenland rural subjects.
British landscape watercolour traditionwatercolouroil on canvasRiver Ouse and St. Ives, HuntingdonshireEnglish rural landscapes with farmsteads and haystacksChurch architecture (Alconbury, All Saints St. Ives)Riverside and flood-plain scenes
Common works and media
Garden's known works are predominantly watercolours on paper depicting rural English landscapes. Common subjects include river views along the Ouse at St. Ives, Huntingdonshire church exteriors such as Alconbury and All Saints, farm scenes with haystacks and ponds, woodland clearings, and riverside architecture including the Ferry Boat Inn at Holywell. Dusk and twilight compositions with figures on country lanes are also recorded. Oil paintings are attributed to him but appear less frequently than works on paper.
Market and appraisal context
William Fraser Garden's work appears at auction primarily as watercolours and drawings of English rural and riverside subjects, especially scenes along the River Ouse and in the Huntingdonshire area. Works on paper are the most commonly encountered medium, with oils being less frequent. Valuation depends on condition (foxing, fading, and acid damage affect paper works significantly), the quality and atmospheric effect of the composition, provenance documentation, and whether the subject is a recognisable location. Garden's inclusion in standard reference works such as Bénézit and Saur provides attribution support. Collectors should note the name variant 'Fraser-Gardener' that appears in some records and verify attribution through consistent subject matter and style.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- No catalogue raisonné is referenced in available sources; attribution should be confirmed through stylistic analysis and provenance
- Market records are limited in the public source pack; auction comparables should be reviewed from specialist databases
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History museum or university
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.
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