William Horace Littlefield Auction Prices and Value Guide

William Horace Littlefield auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 339 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

William Horace Littlefield auction prices: quick answer

William Horace Littlefield auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
William Horace Littlefield
Source records
339
Market update
2026-02-06

William Horace Littlefield market snapshot

William Horace Littlefield shows solid auction liquidity with 72 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $356. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-30.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (79.2% · 42 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (20.8% · 11 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
1
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-08-30

Artist context

About William Horace Littlefield

Born

1902

Died

1969

Nationality

American

Also known as

William H. Littlefield, Bill Littlefield

William Horace Littlefield (1902–1969), also identified as William H. Littlefield and Bill Littlefield, was an American painter. Public references describe a practice spanning figure studies—particularly male nudes—and, later, large paintings in an Abstract Expressionist idiom. Archival image records also connect him to Federal Art Project and Works Progress Administration mural activity in Massachusetts, including a 1936 work titled The Fisheries and documentation of a mural at Falmouth High School. These strands place his work at the intersection of New Deal-era public art, figurative study, and postwar abstraction. Collectors may therefore encounter his name attached to works that differ significantly in scale, subject, and visual language. The available source pack establishes his basic identity and these broad contexts, but it does not provide a detailed exhibition history, catalogue raisonné, or complete chronology. Individual objects should consequently be assessed through their inscriptions, documentation, physical characteristics, and relationship to securely identified works.

Abstract Expressionist style in later workNew Deal-era public art contextPaintingMural paintingMale nude figure studiesFisheries and maritime labor

Common works and media

Available sources point principally to paintings. Collectors may encounter figurative studies, especially male nude subjects; mural-related works or documentation connected with New Deal public-art projects; and larger paintings from Littlefield’s later abstract phase. The archival material also documents The Fisheries, a 1936 public-art subject, and a mural at Falmouth High School. The source pack does not establish a recurring market in prints, sculpture, ceramics, photographs, or numbered editions, so those categories should not be assigned to Littlefield without object-specific evidence.

Market and appraisal context

Littlefield’s market context should be considered by work type and period. A smaller figurative study, a mural-related work from the New Deal era, and a large later abstraction are not automatically close comparables, even when they share the same artist attribution. Useful appraisal distinctions include medium, dimensions, date, subject, stylistic phase, and any documented relationship to Federal Art Project or Works Progress Administration commissions. Appraisily’s input indicates a substantial auction-directory record count, but the collected source material does not expose item-level lots, realized prices, condition reports, or provenance histories. Valuation should therefore rely on verified object details and genuinely comparable public sales rather than the record count alone. No price trend or future value can be inferred from this source pack.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings

Value drivers

  1. Work type, scale, and medium, particularly distinctions among figure studies, mural-related material, and large later paintings
  2. Subject and stylistic context, including male nude studies, documented public-art subjects, and later abstraction
  3. Date and documented relationship to Federal Art Project or Works Progress Administration activity
  4. Comparable public auction records matched by work type and sale date, when item-level records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • Treat an auction-record count as a discovery signal rather than evidence of a price trend, authenticity, or market liquidity.
  • Confirm object-specific attribution, condition, dimensions, inscriptions, and provenance before selecting comparable lots.
  • Do not compare smaller figurative studies directly with monumental murals or large later abstract paintings without accounting for their different formats and contexts.

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 William Horace Littlefield

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Artist value FAQ

How much is William Horace Littlefield 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.

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