# Edmund Blampied artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/edmund-blampied/ Profile generated: 2026-05-02T09:51:30.803Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1886-03-30 - Death date: 1966-08-26 - Nationality: British - Movements: Etching Revival - Common media: etching, drypoint, lithography, oil painting, watercolour, bronze sculpture, silhouette, drawing ## About Edmund Blampied Edmund Blampied (1886–1966) was a British artist born in Jersey, Channel Islands, widely regarded as one of the islands' most accomplished creative figures. largely self-taught until his mid-teens, he went on to master an unusually broad range of media — etching, drypoint, lithography, oil and watercolour painting, bronze sculpture, silhouette cutting, and book illustration. His etchings and drypoints, published during the 1920s print boom at the height of the etching revival, brought him his widest recognition. He also contributed drawings and caricatures to popular magazines, often signing work with the diminutive 'Blam'. Blampied's art is closely associated with Channel Island rural life, humour, and genre subjects, and his prints from the interwar period remain the most commonly encountered works on the market. ## Common works and media Etchings and drypoints of rural and genre subjects are the most frequently seen Blampied works at auction, followed by lithographs, magazine and book illustrations, watercolours of Channel Island landscapes, oil paintings, bronze sculptures, and silhouettes. Prints are often found as individual plates or within published portfolios from the 1920s etching revival. Book illustrations appear in titles such as 'The Jolly ABC' (1920). Caricatures and humorous drawings signed 'Blam' also surface in periodical and illustration markets. ## Market and appraisal context Edmund Blampied's work has a well-established and liquid secondary market spanning nearly three decades of recorded auction activity, with 923 total lots and 709 priced results. Major auction houses — Bonhams, Christie's, and Sotheby's — appear among the top ten most frequent sellers, alongside specialist and regional houses such as Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Martel Maides (Channel Islands), Dreweatts 1759, and Gorringes. The market is dominated by etchings and drypoints from the 1920s print boom, which account for the large majority of recent lots. Prices are broadly distributed: the interquartile range runs from approximately $190 to $813 (USD), with a median near $353. The ceiling of $28,800 indicates that exceptional or rare works — likely oils, major drypoints, or unique pieces — can achieve substantially higher prices. Market activity is stable to growing, with 18 lots recorded in the most recent 12-month period compared to 12 in the prior 12 months, suggesting sustained collector interest. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Edmund Blampied's work has a well-established and liquid secondary market spanning nearly three decades of recorded auction activity, with 923 total lots and 709 priced results. Major auction houses — Bonhams, Christie's, and Sotheby's — appear among the top ten most frequent sellers, alongside specialist and regional houses such as Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Martel Maides (Channel Islands), Dreweatts 1759, and Gorringes. The market is dominated by etchings and drypoints from the 1920s print boom, which account for the large majority of recent lots. Prices are broadly distributed: the interquartile range runs from approximately $190 to $813 (USD), with a median near $353. The ceiling of $28,800 indicates that exceptional or rare works — likely oils, major drypoints, or unique pieces — can achieve substantially higher prices. Market activity is stable to growing, with 18 lots recorded in the most recent 12-month period compared to 12 in the prior 12 months, suggesting sustained collector interest. ### Appraisal notes Appraisily would use these 923 auction records as a comparable-sales foundation, filtered by medium, dimensions, edition number, signature presence, condition, and subject matter. For an appraisal submission, the appraiser would compare the client's work against the most relevant recent lots — for example, signed drypoints of rural genre subjects sold at houses like Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Martel Maides, or Bonhams within the last two years. Adjustments would be made for medium (etchings and drypoints trade differently from oils or bronzes), edition size and plate cancellation status, provenance chain, condition (foxing, margins, plate tone), and whether the work is pencil-signed to the margin. The wide price dispersion ($20 to $28,800) underscores the importance of matching comparables closely rather than relying on aggregate statistics alone. ### Valuation factors - Medium: etchings and drypoints are the most commonly traded Blampied works and typically sell in the $50–$500 range; oils, bronzes, and unique works can command significantly more. - Edition and plate details: numbered editions (e.g. 39/100), pencil-signed margins, and confirmed plate cancellation status materially affect print values. - Subject matter: Channel Island rural scenes, horse and rider subjects, and genre compositions are characteristic and frequently encountered at auction. - Condition: foxing, trimmed margins, fading, or damage to the plate impression can reduce value substantially for works on paper. - Signature and attribution: pencil-signed impressions carry premiums over unsigned or plate-signed-only works; attribution of works signed 'Blam' requires specialist confirmation. - Provenance: documented provenance through a recognized auction house (Bonhams, Christie's, Sotheby's, etc.) strengthens value confidence. - Size and scale: larger-format etchings and drypoints tend to achieve higher prices than smaller works within the same medium. - Market liquidity: with 18 lots sold in the past 12 months and representation at major and regional houses, Blampied's market is active and liquid, supporting reliable comparable selection. ### Collector notes ### Market caveats - Price distribution spans $20 to $28,800; this wide range reflects the diversity of media and quality in Blampied's output and means that aggregate statistics should not be applied to any individual work without medium-specific and condition-specific comparable analysis. - Several recent lots show null or very low realised prices (e.g. $25 at Weschler's), which may indicate buy-ins, condition issues, or incomplete reporting rather than market decline. - Currency mix across USD, GBP, and EUR lots means direct price comparison requires conversion; median and percentile figures are derived from the Appraisily index and may normalize across currencies. - Attribution of unsigned or 'Blam'-signed works requires specialist verification, as Blampied's pseudonymous magazine drawings can be confused with his fine-art prints. - Posthumous restrikes or later editions from uncanceled plates may appear on the market and typically trade at significant discounts to lifetime impressions; edition and plate cancellation should always be confirmed. - No specific museum exhibition history, catalogue raisonné, or scholarly price database was available in the source pack; appraisal should supplement with current ArtNet, Artnet Price Database, or similar resources for the most recent comparable results. ### Market evidence sources - undefined: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/edmund-blampied/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-the-centenarian-drypoint-etching-80-c-ffe3804400 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-etching-wheelbarrow-race-150-c-23d4025bee - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-1886-1966-ostend-bathing-machine-186-c-07146eead1 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-1886-1966-british-signed-drypoint-etching-1373-c-9252d82a2d - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-1886-1966-british-signed-and-numbered-drypoint-etching-1372-c-0c232379ec - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-british-1886-1966-milking-a-cow-in-a-byre-etching-signed-l-l-frame-16-1-2-x-13-1-2-in-41-9-x-34-3-cm-473-c-0b00e57890 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-british-1886-1966-drypoint-10-c-d4ecac00fe - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-edmund-blampied-signed-etching-horse-rider-10d-c-b8d603afe0 ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from library authority files, museum records, and scholarly sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Edmund Blampied, identity data is sourced from the Library of Congress Name Authority File, VIAF, Wikidata, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History. ## Sources - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3047757 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Blampied - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/306338919/ - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr88010200 - RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/8831