# Charles Schulz artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1922-11-26
- Death date: 2000-02-12
- Nationality: American
- Common media: Comic-strip drawings, Works on paper and prints, Sculpture and mixed media, Decorative art and editions

## Portrait

![Charles Schulz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Charles_Schulz_NYWTS.jpg/1280px-Charles_Schulz_NYWTS.jpg)
Roger Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Schulz_NYWTS.jpg

## About Charles Schulz

Charles Monroe Schulz (1922–2000) was an American cartoonist and the creator of Peanuts, the newspaper comic strip built around Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and their circle. First published in 1950, the strip remained Schulz’s defining body of work through 2000. His economical line, recurring cast, and episodic format place him in the history of twentieth-century American comic-strip art rather than a conventional fine-art movement. Collectors encounter Schulz through several kinds of material: original comic-strip drawings and other works on paper, prints and editions, and licensed or decorative objects connected to Peanuts. Because the characters are widely recognized, names such as Charlie Brown and Snoopy are important entity signals when identifying works and auction listings. The Charles M. Schulz Museum, major authority files, and Encyclopædia Britannica provide a strong basis for distinguishing the cartoonist from similarly named people.

## Common works and media

Collectors may encounter original Peanuts comic-strip drawings and other works on paper, as well as prints, editions, mixed-media objects, sculpture, and decorative material. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the broader Peanuts cast are recurring subjects. Classification matters: an original drawing, a signed or numbered edition, and a mass-produced licensed object have different authorship and market characteristics. Signatures, inscriptions, production markings, edition numbers, materials, dimensions, condition, and provenance should be recorded before selecting comparable sales.

## Market and appraisal context

Public auction records associated with Charles Schulz are classified across works on paper and prints, fine art, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. An appraisal should first establish whether an object is original artwork, an authorized edition, or licensed merchandise. Relevant comparisons should align medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, provenance, signature or inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence. Recent public results for genuinely comparable objects are more useful than an artist-wide average. Auction totals may include fees, while private sales and incomplete data feeds can leave gaps. These records therefore provide market context, not a prediction or substitute for object-specific inspection and authentication.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine 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 reviewed as evidence, with gaps in private-sale data, attribution, condition, and reporting kept explicit.

## Sources

- Charles M. Schulz Museum: https://schulzmuseum.org
- Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Schulz
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298920
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/36924438/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500116675
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/027128547
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz
- Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates: https://peanutsstudio.com/
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/charles-schulz/