# Colin Davidson artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T12:49:16.672Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Irish
- Common media: Painting, Large-scale figurative painting

## Portrait

![Colin Davidson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Colin_Davidson.png)
Northern Ireland Office · CC BY 2.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colin_Davidson.png

## About Colin Davidson

Colin Davidson (born 1968) is a visual artist associated with Northern Ireland and based near Belfast. Authority records identify him as Irish, while a biographical record describes him as Northern Irish; both point to the same artist. The collected material presents painting as his principal practice. It highlights work developed in themes, especially large-scale paintings of heads, and notes that these works have been exhibited internationally. Authority data also links Davidson with named landscapes, Belfast views, harbour scenes, musicians and portraits of public figures, indicating a wider subject range than the head paintings alone. Collectors may therefore encounter his name attached to portrait-oriented paintings as well as urban, coastal and landscape subjects. Art UK, VIAF, Wikidata and Library of Congress identifiers help distinguish him from other people with the same name. The available source pack does not establish a formal movement affiliation, so this profile avoids assigning one.

## Common works and media

The collected sources point primarily to paintings. Works encountered in collection or auction contexts may include large-scale heads and portraits, landscapes, Belfast city views, coastal scenes, harbours and boats. Authority data also associates Davidson with named sitters and musicians. This source pack does not provide reliable evidence for a recurring market in sculptures, ceramics or numbered print editions.

## Market and appraisal context

A Colin Davidson appraisal should begin by confirming the work's medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, provenance and attribution. The available sources associate Davidson with large-scale head paintings as well as landscapes, Belfast views and coastal or harbour subjects, so comparisons should be narrowed to works with genuinely similar formats and content. Public auction evidence is most useful when the auction house, sale date, lot description, dimensions and realized price can be checked directly. Appraisily's input indicates a substantial group of associated records, but the public artist page could not be reviewed during collection because it returned a rate-limit response. The record count alone therefore should not be interpreted as proof of authenticity, liquidity, scarcity or a particular price level.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19957295
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/310614247/
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/davidson-colin-b-1968
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014051477
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: https://d-nb.info/gnd/1128188392
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Davidson_(artist)
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/colin-davidson/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colin_Davidson.png