# James Gale Tyler artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:31:03.292Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Oil on canvas

## About James Gale Tyler

James Gale Tyler (1855–1931) was an American painter and illustrator whose surviving records and reproduced works point to a sustained interest in maritime imagery. Authority files maintained by Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and RKD distinguish him as a historical American artist; VIAF also records the abbreviated name James G. Tyler. Documented paintings include ships under sail, tugboats, vessels in storms, open-water scenes, and the abandonment of the Arctic exploration ship Jeanette. Available examples such as Ships in a Storm, At Sea, and Tug Boat (Alanson Summer) are identified as oils on canvas. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter Tyler through marine paintings and related nautical subjects, including dramatic weather, working vessels, and historically framed ship scenes. His work also appears regularly in public auction data, making careful identity matching important when comparing objects attributed to him.

## Common works and media

Available documented examples are predominantly maritime oil paintings on canvas. Recurring subjects include sailing ships, tugboats, vessels in heavy weather, open-sea scenes, and historic nautical episodes. Auction data also groups some records under works on paper and prints, but the collected identity sources do not establish how frequently Tyler produced those formats. Medium, support, signature, dimensions, condition, and attribution should be verified for each object rather than inferred from its subject alone.

## Market and appraisal context

James Gale Tyler's auction record should be assessed through closely comparable works rather than a single overall price statistic. Relevant comparisons should align on medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and attribution confidence. Marine subjects can vary substantially in composition and specificity, so a named vessel or documented historical event should not automatically be compared with a generic seascape. Appraisily's public market page contains matched auction records, but private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may be absent. Reported prices may also differ in whether buyer premiums or fees are included. A current appraisal should therefore inspect the object directly and interpret recent, like-for-like public sales within their auction-house context.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38121820
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500017579
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95788981/
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/78608
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/james-gale-tyler/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahoy,_by_James_Gale_Tyler.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abandoning_the_Arctic_Exploration_Ship_Jeanette,_by_James_Gale_Tyler.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ships_in_a_Storm_by_James_Gale_Tyler,_1907.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:At_Sea_by_James_Gale_Tyler.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tug_Boat_(Alanson_Summer)_by_James_Gale_Tyler,_1874.jpg