# Henry Cliffe artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/henry-cliffe/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:52:52.576Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Common media: Painting, Graphic art, Lithography, Graphic design

## About Henry Cliffe

Henry Cliffe (1919–1983) was a British artist identified by VIAF as an English painter, graphic artist, and lithographer; Wikidata also describes him as a British graphic designer. These overlapping classifications place his practice across painting and print-based graphic work, rather than within a securely documented movement in the available sources. His identity is well anchored by major authority records, including VIAF, Getty ULAN, Wikidata, and the Library of Congress, and by an artist page at The Museum of Modern Art. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on paintings, lithographs, and other graphic works, as well as in museum or library catalogues. The authority data consistently gives the lifespan 1919–1983, helping distinguish him from people with similar names. The present source pack does not establish specific subjects, named series, exhibition history, or a movement affiliation, so those details should not be inferred without object-level or scholarly evidence.

## Common works and media

Authority records identify Cliffe with painting, graphic art, lithography, and graphic design. In auction or appraisal contexts, likely work types therefore include paintings, lithographs, and other printed or graphic works. The source pack does not document recurring subjects, named series, posters, sculpture, ceramics, or edition sizes, so these should not be presented as characteristic without further evidence.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by confirming that a work belongs to Henry Cliffe (1919–1983), because similar personal and place names can create mistaken matches. The next distinction is between paintings, lithographs, and other graphic works—the practice areas supported by authority records. Public auction comparisons should be matched by work type and sale date when sufficiently similar records are available. Appraisily lists auction-price records for this artist, but the source pack provides no lot-level descriptions, realized prices, edition information, condition reports, provenance, or major-auction-house analysis. Those gaps prevent a responsible price prediction or trend claim. A specific appraisal therefore requires examination of the object and verified comparable sales rather than reliance on the artist name alone.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with auction records and, when available, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. For Henry Cliffe, the present identity evidence is stronger than the supplied lot-level market evidence.

## Sources

- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79303941/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1606605
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500028293
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/1150
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/henry-cliffe/