William McGregor Paxton Auction Prices and Value Guide
William McGregor Paxton auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 173 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
William McGregor Paxton auction prices: quick answer
William McGregor Paxton auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- William McGregor Paxton
- Source records
- 173
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
William McGregor Paxton market snapshot
William McGregor Paxton shows solid auction liquidity with 102 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-04-30.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (36.5% · 27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (28.4% · 21 sales)
- $10,000+ (35.1% · 26 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-04-30
Artist context
About William McGregor Paxton
Born
1869
Died
1941
Nationality
American
William McGregor Paxton (1869–1941) was an American painter and art instructor associated with the Boston School. He is especially connected with portraiture and carefully composed domestic interiors featuring women. His portrait subjects included presidents Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge, while his interior scenes form another recognizable part of his work. Paxton also helped establish The Guild of Boston Artists, linking his career to the institutional life of Boston’s artistic community. Collectors may therefore encounter his name in several contexts: formal portraits, figure-centered interiors, museum collections, and auction records for American paintings. These distinctions matter when identifying a possible Paxton work because a portrait and an interior scene may have different subjects, purposes, and relevant comparables. The available authority records consistently identify him as an American artist active from the late nineteenth century into the first half of the twentieth century.
Boston SchoolPaintingPortraitsInterior scenes with womenPresidential portraits
Common works and media
Collectors are most likely to encounter paintings attributed to Paxton, particularly portraits and interior scenes featuring women. His documented portrait subjects include prominent public figures, while domestic figure compositions represent another recognized subject group. The collected source material does not establish a reliable basis for describing editions, sculpture, ceramics, posters, or other categories as common parts of his output.
Market and appraisal context
Paxton’s auction market should be assessed work by work. The first useful distinction is category: a formal portrait may require different comparables from an interior scene. Subject, date, dimensions, materials, condition, provenance, exhibition history, and the strength of attribution should be documented whenever evidence is available, but the collected sources do not establish how each factor affects price. Public auction records can help identify comparable works through sale dates and realized prices; they should be matched for work type and subject rather than treated as interchangeable examples. An artist-page record count indicates recurring auction coverage, but it does not by itself establish authenticity, current value, or a price trend.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Portraits
- Interior scenes
Value drivers
- Compare works by category and subject, particularly portraits versus interior scenes
- Use documented sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots from available auction records
Appraisal caveats
- The collected sources do not provide enough detail to characterize price trends, condition effects, provenance premiums, or the treatment of attributed works.
- An appraisal should examine the individual object and relevant comparable sales rather than infer value from the artist name alone.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- British Museum 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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is William McGregor Paxton 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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