# Jack Lorimer Gray artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/jack-lorimer-gray/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T17:18:58.940Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Canadian

## About Jack Lorimer Gray

Jack Lorimer Gray (1927–1981), also represented in authority records as Jack L. Gray, was a Canadian artist known particularly for marine art. The available public sources provide only a compact biography, but they consistently connect his identity with maritime subject matter and a substantial secondary-market record. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter Gray through marine-themed works, although the collected sources do not document a catalogue raisonné, named series, or complete account of his practice by medium. Appraisily's matched auction records are organized across broad categories that include paintings and fine art, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These classifications assist discovery but do not establish that every category is equally representative of Gray's output. Each object still requires individual study of its medium, inscriptions, date, condition, provenance, and attribution before responsible comparison.

## Common works and media

Marine-themed art is the clearest documented area of Gray's work. Appraisily's matched records also appear under the auction categories of fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Because these are broad marketplace classifications, an appraisal should verify the actual medium, subject, authorship, signature, and edition status of each object rather than relying on its category alone.

## Market and appraisal context

Gray's auction market should be assessed through closely matched comparables rather than a single artist-wide benchmark. The supplied Appraisily index contains more than 100 matched records, although some are unpriced and the category labels are broad. For appraisal, prioritize works with comparable medium, dimensions, date or career period, subject, condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, edition information where relevant, provenance, exhibition or catalogue references, and attribution confidence. Confirm whether reported results include a buyer's premium and compare prices on the same basis. Public auction data does not capture every private sale, while later attribution or condition findings can change a record's relevance. The index is therefore evidence for appraisal, not a guaranteed price or authentication.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are starting evidence and may not include private transactions, complete fee information, or later attribution changes.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6113545
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_L._Gray
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56610668/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95025245
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000049577864
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/33463
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb119057767
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/jack-lorimer-gray/
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83_%D8%A5%D9%84._%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A