# Arthur Clifton Goodwin artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: Impressionism
- Common media: Painting, Illustration

## About Arthur Clifton Goodwin

Arthur Clifton Goodwin (1864–1929) was an American painter and illustrator associated with Impressionism and known particularly for views of Boston. Getty’s Union List of Artist Names records his professional roles as painter and illustrator and also documents abbreviated forms of his name, including A. C. Goodwin. Collectors encounter his work principally through paintings, along with works on paper and prints represented in public auction records. His urban subject matter provides an important starting point for identifying and comparing Boston scenes, although a work’s title, inscriptions, materials, and visual evidence should be assessed individually. Appraisily’s matched market index contains a substantial auction record for the artist, showing that his work has circulated repeatedly in public sales. Because the supplied biographical sources are stronger on identity than on chronology, specific claims about training, studios, exhibitions, and career periods should remain open until supported by museum or scholarly documentation.

## Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Goodwin through paintings and Boston city views. Works on paper and prints also appear among the matched auction categories. Getty additionally identifies him as an illustrator, but the supplied sources do not establish a detailed inventory of illustration formats or named series. Each object should be classified from its actual support, technique, inscriptions, dimensions, and condition rather than from the artist name alone.

## Market and appraisal context

Arthur Clifton Goodwin’s auction results should be compared within closely matched groups rather than reduced to a single typical price. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, provenance, inscriptions, and confidence in the attribution can all affect how a work compares with prior sales. Boston views may offer useful subject-based comparisons, but composition, quality, scale, and physical state still require individual examination. Recent public results can provide market context when the works are genuinely similar. Auction records may use different fee conventions, and they do not necessarily capture private transactions, incomplete feeds, or later changes in attribution. A qualified appraisal should therefore combine object-level inspection with relevant comparable sales.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are evidence for comparison, not authentication or a final appraisal.

## Sources

- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500026360
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20028966
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/4140202/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93027733
- Wikipedia: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Clifton_Goodwin
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/arthur-clifton-goodwin/