# Frederick Judd Waugh artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1861-09-13
- Death date: 1940-09-10
- Nationality: American
- Movements: American Marine Painting
- Common media: Oil on canvas, Watercolor

## About Frederick Judd Waugh

Frederick Judd Waugh (1861–1940) was an American painter best known for his dramatic marine subjects and powerful renderings of the sea. Born on September 13, 1861, he pursued art training in the United States and abroad, developing a specialization in seascapes that made him one of the most recognized American marine painters of his generation. During World War I, Waugh applied his understanding of visual pattern and ocean light to design ship camouflage for the United States Navy, working under Everett L. Warner. His paintings of crashing waves, rocky coastlines, and open ocean are held in major American museum collections and remain sought after at auction. Collectors encounter his work most often in the American paintings and marine art categories.

## Common works and media

Waugh's most commonly encountered works are oil-on-canvas seascapes depicting Atlantic coastal waves, rocky shorelines, and open ocean scenes. Collectors may also find watercolors, smaller coastal studies, and works related to his naval camouflage designs. His paintings range from small cabinet-size canvases to large exhibition-scale compositions. Works titled after storms, surf, and specific coastal conditions appear frequently at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Waugh's paintings appear regularly at major and regional auction houses, with over 500 recorded lots in public auction databases. Value depends on canvas size, composition complexity, condition, and whether the work dates from his most sought-after mature period. Signed oils of dramatic seascapes tend to command stronger results. Provenance linking a work to a known exhibition or collection can also affect value. Attribution should be confirmed by an expert, as Waugh's marine subjects are sometimes confused with those of contemporaries working in similar genres.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from library authority files and museum sources with public auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot data when those records are available. The information on this page draws on records from Wikidata, the Library of Congress, VIAF, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5498174
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Judd_Waugh
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/10727443/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50023752
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/83094