# Campbell A. Mellon artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T15:49:57.722Z
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## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Common media: Painting, Works on paper and prints recorded in auction contexts

## About Campbell A. Mellon

Campbell A. Mellon, whose full name was Campbell Archibald Mellon, was a British painter who lived from 1876 to 1955. Getty-linked authority data, VIAF, Wikidata, and Art UK align on his identity and life years, while VIAF also records the abbreviated name commonly encountered in auction catalogues. Listed work titles such as “August Bank Holiday, Yarmouth,” “Baddow Meads, Chelmsford,” and “Cliff and Beach Scene” connect Mellon with British landscapes, coastal settings, and scenes of public leisure. The available institutional source material does not establish a specific formal movement or school, so those affiliations should not be inferred from style alone. Collectors are most likely to encounter Mellon through paintings and other works catalogued under his abbreviated or full name. Careful name matching is important because the shorter auction form can obscure the connection to the authority-record identity, Campbell Archibald Mellon.

## Common works and media

The strongest identity evidence describes Mellon as a painter, and authority data lists works with British landscape, coastal, beach, and leisure subjects. Auction records also place works under paintings and works on paper or prints. Sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and edition labels occur in the broad auction taxonomy, but the supplied evidence does not show that they are characteristic of Mellon's established practice; those classifications should therefore be checked against individual lot descriptions and images.

## Market and appraisal context

Campbell A. Mellon's market should be assessed through comparable public sales rather than a single headline result. Relevant comparisons should align as closely as possible on medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and attribution confidence. Coastal and landscape subjects may require comparison with works of similar setting and composition. Appraisily's records include paintings and works on paper, alongside broader category assignments that should be verified lot by lot. Reported auction prices may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, while private sales and incomplete feeds may not appear. Authentication and a current condition assessment remain essential before assigning value to an individual work.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21461416
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500008553
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95733277/
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/55139
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/mellon-campbell-archibald-18761955
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/campbell-a-mellon/