William Posey Silva Auction Prices and Value Guide
William Posey Silva auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 232 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
William Posey Silva auction prices: quick answer
William Posey Silva auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- William Posey Silva
- Source records
- 232
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
William Posey Silva market snapshot
William Posey Silva shows solid auction liquidity with 148 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,562. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-22.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (14.7% · 16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (70.6% · 77 sales)
- $10,000+ (14.7% · 16 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,500
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 7
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-22
Artist context
About William Posey Silva
Born
1859
Died
1948
Nationality
American
William Posey Silva (1859–1948) was an American painter associated in the collected references with atmospheric landscape painting and a lyrical impressionist style. His career is also connected with two regional artistic settings: the Charleston Renaissance and the art colony in Carmel, California, where the available biography says he lived for thirty-six years. Collectors therefore encounter Silva primarily within discussions of American landscape painting, regional art colonies, and early twentieth-century interpretations of light and atmosphere. The source pack describes his impressionism as a stylistic quality rather than documenting membership in a formally organized movement. His public identity is represented by Wikidata and RKD authority records, while the collected biographical account supplies the available life years and regional associations. Because the source pack contains limited museum or scholarly narrative, more specific claims about training, exhibitions, chronology, and individual works should remain provisional until supported by stronger institutional documentation.
Impressionist stylePaintingAtmospheric landscapes
Common works and media
The source pack most clearly supports paintings, especially atmospheric landscapes associated with a lyrical impressionist style. Appraisily's matched records also place auction material in broader categories that include works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Those broader classifications should be checked at lot level; the available identity sources do not establish them as characteristic parts of Silva's practice.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's collected market snapshot contains matched public auction records for William Posey Silva, including priced results and image-backed lots. For appraisal purposes, the most useful comparisons are works aligned by medium, dimensions, subject, date, condition, and attribution confidence. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, signatures, inscriptions, restoration, and surface quality can also affect how a work compares with recorded sales. Reported auction prices should be normalized for differing treatments of buyer premiums and fees. Broad database categories such as works on paper, editions, sculpture, or decorative art should be verified against the underlying lot because the collected page describes category concentration as broad or sparse. Public records do not capture every private transaction or later attribution change.
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 details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction sales for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction results are starting points rather than final appraisals.
- Reported results may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in the collected records.
- The broad non-painting category labels require lot-level verification before they are treated as representative of the artist's market.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- RKD library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Posey Silva 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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