Yeend King Auction Prices and Value Guide
Yeend King auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 649 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Yeend King auction prices: quick answer
Yeend King auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Yeend King
- Source records
- 649
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Yeend King
Yeend King (1855–1924), born Henry John Yeend King in London, was a British painter and illustrator recognized for Victorian-era genre scenes and pastoral landscapes. Active from roughly 1870 until his death in 1924, he spent most of his life in London and worked from St. John's Wood. King painted the English countryside with a particular fondness for rivers, water mills, cottage gardens, and village life, often incorporating domestic animals and seasonal themes. His work also extended to book illustration, including Charles Lever's 'The Widow Malone.' King's paintings are held in public collections including the Tate, and he is documented in standard reference works such as Bénézit and Thieme/Becker. His output reflects the late-Victorian taste for idyllic rural subjects rendered in a naturalistic style.
Victorian genre and landscape paintingOil paintingIllustrationRural landscapes and pastoral scenesCottage gardens and village lifeRivers, water mills, and brooksDomestic animals and poultry
Common works and media
The most commonly encountered works by Yeend King are oil paintings depicting rural English landscapes, riverside scenes with water mills and brooks, cottage gardens, and pastoral genre subjects. Titles recorded in authority files include 'Aldermaston, Berkshire,' 'The Brook,' 'By a Water Mill,' 'Chagford Mill,' 'Christmas Morning,' 'A Corner of the Lane,' 'A Cottage Garden, Braemar, Aberdeenshire,' 'Courtship,' and 'The Curious Geese.' He also produced illustrations for published books and prints. Collectors may encounter works in oil on canvas, watercolor, and reproductive print form.
Market and appraisal context
Yeend King has a well-established and liquid auction market spanning over three decades, with 486 recorded lots of which 280 carry realized prices. The price distribution is wide: the low end starts at approximately £20, the interquartile range runs from roughly £460 to £2,750, and the median sits near £1,121. A single outlier reached approximately £70,970, indicating that exceptional or large-scale works can achieve significantly higher prices. Liquidity has been consistent, with 11 lots appearing in the most recent 12-month window and 13 in the prior 12-month period, suggesting stable collector demand. The artist has sold through major international houses including Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams, as well as prominent UK regional firms such as Dreweatts 1759, Sworders, Mallams, and Dominic Winter Auctions. Recent results from 2025–2026 show typical oil-on-canvas genre and landscape subjects trading in the £380–£3,500 / $375–$3,250 range, with the strongest recent price (£3,500 at Dreweatts for 'Two Girls by a Mill') going to a characteristic rural genre scene. Works appearing at US houses such as Freeman's and DuMouchelles demonstrate transatlantic collector reach.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Oil painting
- Illustration
- Landscape painting
- Genre painting
Value drivers
- Subject matter: pastoral and rural genre scenes are the most commonly encountered work type at auction
- Provenance: museum exhibition history or inclusion in major collections (e.g., Tate) may affect value
- Medium: oil on canvas is the primary auction medium; illustrative or published works may carry a different market profile
- Condition and attribution: as with all Victorian-era works, condition, relining, and confirmed attribution are standard valuation factors
- Subject matter: pastoral genre scenes with figures (cottages, gardens, mills, riverbanks with people or animals) are the most frequently traded and tend to realize mid-range to upper-quartile prices; pure landscapes without figures generally trade lower.
- Canvas size: larger works (24 inches and above) tend toward the upper half of the price distribution; small cabinet paintings and sketches trade toward the lower quartile.
Appraisal caveats
- No single-auction record price is cited here; consult live auction databases for realized prices.
- Market performance should be assessed against comparable Victorian genre and landscape painters of similar period and reputation.
- The 649 works associated with this artist in the Appraisily database indicate significant auction presence and collector interest.
- The Appraisily auction-record dataset contains 486 lots with 280 priced; 206 lots lack realized prices (unsold, withdrawn, or price not reported), which means the price distribution reflects only sold works and may overstate typical realizations.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Library of Congress library authority
- Tate museum or university
- RKD (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie) library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikidata library authority
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 Yeend King 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 Yeend King artwork?
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