# Charles Surendorf artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/charles-surendorf/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T18:52:51.029Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Paintings, Works on paper, Prints, Sculpture and mixed media, Decorative art and editions

## About Charles Surendorf

Charles Surendorf, identified in authority and museum records as Charles Frederick Surendorf, was an American artist who lived from 1906 to 1979. The National Gallery of Art maintains an artist record under his full name, providing an institutional identity match alongside Wikidata. Collectors may encounter his name across several auction groupings, especially paintings, works on paper, and prints. Appraisily's matched records also place some entries in broader sculpture, mixed-media, decorative-art, and edition categories, although those classifications should be checked against the individual object. The available source pack does not establish a specific movement, school, recurring subject, or named series with sufficient authority, so those associations are intentionally left open. Careful identity matching is particularly important when comparing auction records listed under the shorter Charles Surendorf name with institutional records using his full name.

## Common works and media

Appraisily's matched auction records group works associated with Charles Surendorf primarily under fine art and paintings and works on paper and prints. Additional records appear in broader sculpture, mixed-media, decorative-art, and edition categories, but the limited source pack does not confirm how representative those categories are of his wider body of work. Each object should be classified from its physical medium, technique, dimensions, inscriptions, and edition status before selecting comparable sales.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal of a work attributed to Charles Surendorf should begin with closely comparable objects rather than an artist-wide price assumption. Relevant points include the medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and confidence in the attribution. Subject matter and rarity may also affect comparability. Appraisily's public record set spans several broad auction categories, so a painting should not be evaluated against a print or mixed-media object without adjusting for their differences. Public results can omit private transactions, and reported prices may handle buyer premiums or fees differently. These records therefore provide market context, not an object-specific valuation or authentication conclusion.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched identity records with matched public auction data, including auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Private sales, incomplete feeds, reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not be captured.

## Sources

- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.34053.html
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27863274
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/charles-surendorf/