# Frederick Goodall artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/frederick-goodall/ Profile generated: 2026-05-03T05:22:40.000Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1822-09-22 - Death date: 1904-07-28 - Nationality: British, English - Movements: Orientalism - Common media: oil painting ## About Frederick Goodall Frederick Goodall (1822–1904) was a British painter celebrated for his Orientalist scenes of Egyptian and Near Eastern life, as well as landscapes, portraits, and genre subjects. Born in London to the engraver Edward Goodall, he trained as a painter and achieved early recognition in Britain. Goodall traveled widely across Europe and North Africa, spending formative time in the Crimea in 1854 and living in Cairo for five months in 1858 alongside fellow artist Carl Haag. His extended travels through Morocco, Spain, Portugal, and Italy informed a body of work that combined academic technique with vivid depictions of Bedouin encampments, desert landscapes, and biblical narratives. His paintings were exhibited at major London institutions, and works by Goodall are held in public collections including the Tate. Collectors today most frequently encounter his oils at auction under Victorian, British, and Orientalist categories. ## Common works and media Goodall worked primarily in oil on canvas, producing large exhibition pieces as well as smaller cabinet paintings. Common subjects include Egyptian and desert landscapes, Bedouin encampments, biblical and Christian religious scenes, peasant genre interiors, rural English landscapes, and portraits. Orientalist compositions with figures, animals, and architectural settings are the most frequently encountered type at auction. Watercolors and drawings also appear, though less commonly than oils. ## Market and appraisal context Frederick Goodall maintains an active and well-documented secondary market with 182 recorded auction lots (114 with published prices) spanning 1995 through February 2026. His work trades regularly at both major and regional auction houses, with Christie's and Sotheby's handling top-tier material and firms such as Dreweatts, Roseberys, John Nicholson's, Bonhams, and A.B. Levy's providing consistent mid-market liquidity. Realized prices are widely dispersed: the interquartile range runs from approximately £600 to £4,900, with a median near £1,600, while exceptional Orientalist exhibition pieces have exceeded £100,000 at Sotheby's. The market shows stable volume—11 priced lots in the most recent 12 months versus 10 in the prior period—suggesting steady collector demand rather than speculative spikes. Orientalist Egyptian subjects (desert landscapes, Bedouin encampments, Nile scenes, biblical narratives in Near Eastern settings) consistently command the strongest prices. Portraits of notable figures and large-scale genre compositions also perform well, while smaller watercolors, peasant genre scenes, and studio variants trade at lower tiers. The breadth of auction-house representation across the UK, continental Europe, and the US indicates geographically diverse buyer interest. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Frederick Goodall maintains an active and well-documented secondary market with 182 recorded auction lots (114 with published prices) spanning 1995 through February 2026. His work trades regularly at both major and regional auction houses, with Christie's and Sotheby's handling top-tier material and firms such as Dreweatts, Roseberys, John Nicholson's, Bonhams, and A.B. Levy's providing consistent mid-market liquidity. Realized prices are widely dispersed: the interquartile range runs from approximately £600 to £4,900, with a median near £1,600, while exceptional Orientalist exhibition pieces have exceeded £100,000 at Sotheby's. The market shows stable volume—11 priced lots in the most recent 12 months versus 10 in the prior period—suggesting steady collector demand rather than speculative spikes. Orientalist Egyptian subjects (desert landscapes, Bedouin encampments, Nile scenes, biblical narratives in Near Eastern settings) consistently command the strongest prices. Portraits of notable figures and large-scale genre compositions also perform well, while smaller watercolors, peasant genre scenes, and studio variants trade at lower tiers. The breadth of auction-house representation across the UK, continental Europe, and the US indicates geographically diverse buyer interest. ### Appraisal notes An Appraisily appraisal of a Frederick Goodall work would draw on this auction-record dataset—182 lots with price-distribution benchmarks spanning three decades—to establish fair market value. The appraiser would compare the subject work against the most comparable recent lots by medium (oil on canvas vs. watercolor), subject (Orientalist Egyptian scenes vs. domestic genre), size, condition, signature presence, and provenance. High-value works, particularly large Orientalist oils, would be benchmarked against top-tier results at Christie's and Sotheby's. Mid-tier pieces would be referenced against Dreweatts, Roseberys, and Bonhams comparables. The appraiser would also factor in documented exhibition history, gallery labels, and whether the work appears in published scholarship, as these materially affect value. Attribution confidence is a key consideration: Goodall's popularity led to workshop variants and copies, so signature analysis, provenance tracing, and (where available) expert committee opinions would be noted. ### Valuation factors - Subject matter: Orientalist Egyptian and Near Eastern scenes (desert landscapes, Bedouin subjects, biblical narratives) attract the strongest demand; domestic genre and peasant scenes trade at lower tiers - Scale: large exhibition-scale oils command significantly higher prices than cabinet paintings or small works on board - Medium: oil on canvas is the primary and most valuable medium; watercolors and drawings appear less frequently and at lower price points - Condition: works with undisturbed original surfaces, stable craquelure, and no history of overpainting are preferred; relining and restoration can reduce value - Provenance: documented exhibition history (Royal Academy, British Institution) and distinguished collection provenance can materially increase value - Attribution confidence: Goodall's popularity led to copies, workshop variants, and misattributions; signature verification and provenance chain are essential for higher-value works - Auction-house tier: results at Christie's and Sotheby's establish the upper market; regional houses provide liquidity but with more conservative estimates - Currency and market: works sell in GBP, USD, and EUR across UK, US, and continental European salerooms, so currency-adjusted comparables are important ### Collector notes ### Market caveats - The Appraisily auction-record index shows 182 lots, but the broader market may include additional results not captured in this dataset; this represents a substantial but not exhaustive record. - With 866 historically recorded auction appearances noted in the existing profile versus 182 lots in the current index, the dataset likely reflects a subset weighted toward recent decades and Invaluable-sourced results. - No single published catalogue raisonné is identified in the collected sources; attribution should be confirmed against published scholarship and, where applicable, expert committee review. - The maximum recorded price of £218,750 represents an outlier; the interquartile range (£600–£4,900) is a more reliable benchmark for typical works. - Several recent lots (2024–2025) show no published price realized, which may indicate buy-ins, withdrawn lots, or results not yet reported; these lots cannot be used as price comparables. - Prices are recorded in mixed currencies (GBP, USD, EUR); direct comparisons require currency adjustment to the appraiser's reporting currency. - Goodall's popularity during his lifetime led to numerous copies, studio variants, and works attributed to his circle; lower-priced lots at regional houses should be assessed with particular care for attribution quality. ### Market evidence sources - undefined: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/frederick-goodall/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-frederick-goodall-british-1822-1904-the-flood-water-of-the-nile-252-c-99fb12819b - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-frederick-goodall-r-a-68-c-f9d7c5503e - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-frederick-goodall-british-1822-1904-portrait-of-joseph-mallord-william-turner-1775-1851-141-c-bc0aebb889 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-frederick-goodall-1822-1904-paysanne-et-ses-enfants-pique-niquant-121-c-b67455ea71 ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identity from museum records, library authority files, and biographical scholarship with auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Frederick Goodall's identity and biography are supported by the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Tate, VIAF, and Wikidata authority files. ## Sources - RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/32624 - Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/frederick-goodall-214 - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/5203592/ - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720073 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Goodall - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2001021403