# Alexander Phimister Proctor artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-10-21T06:49:24.323Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1860-09-27
- Death date: 1950-09-05
- Nationality: American
- Common media: Sculpture, Painting

## Portrait

![Alexander Phimister Proctor](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/A._Phimister_Proctor.png/1280px-A._Phimister_Proctor.png)
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A._Phimister_Proctor.png

## About Alexander Phimister Proctor

Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860–1950) was a Canadian-born American sculptor and painter whose work is closely associated with animal, equestrian, and Western imagery. He is represented by major public commissions, including Bucking Bronco in Denver, Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider in Portland, and On the War Trail in Denver. His career also has a documented connection to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, which links to a dedicated Proctor catalogue. Collectors most often encounter Proctor through sculpture, particularly works centered on powerful animal forms and action. Recent auction records in the Appraisily dataset include a tiger, a panther, a polar bear, and Pursuit of the King of the Herd, illustrating the importance of wildlife subjects in the market. When identifying a work, distinguish carefully between an original work, a later cast, and an object merely attributed to Proctor.

## Common works and media

Works encountered in appraisal and auction settings may include sculpture and paintings. The available auction records particularly document animal sculpture, with feline, bear, and herd subjects, as well as Western and equestrian associations reflected in Proctor’s public commissions. Catalogue descriptions should be retained in full where available: a work’s subject, dimensions, modeled date, cast date, inscriptions, foundry details, condition, and provenance can all help determine the appropriate comparison group. Public-monument titles should not be assumed to identify every smaller work offered at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s collected auction summary records 77 Proctor lots, including 69 with reported prices, across sales from 1992 through 2025. Public results show a broad range, so a single median should not be treated as a valuation for an individual object. The strongest comparison set matches the object’s subject, dimensions, medium, date of modeling, casting information where recorded, and sale context. Condition, provenance, and confidence in the attribution can materially alter the relevance of a comparable. Animal sculpture is especially visible in the available recent records, including tiger, panther, polar-bear, and herd subjects. Auction totals may include buyer premiums or fees under differing reporting practices, so like-for-like realized-price comparisons are essential.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with available auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. Records are used as appraisal context and should be matched to the specific object under review.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719845
- The Canadian Encyclopedia (Historica Canada): https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alexander-phimister-proctor
- Buffalo Bill Center of the West: https://centerofthewest.org/?p=2453
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Phimister_Proctor
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/alexander-phimister-proctor/llm.md