# James Ormsbee Chapin artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/james-ormsbee-chapin/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T12:46:55.502Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1887-07-09
- Death date: 1975-07-12
- Nationality: American
- Common media: Painting, Illustration

## About James Ormsbee Chapin

James Ormsbee Chapin (1887–1975) was an American painter and illustrator. His identity is supported by linked records from Wikidata, Getty's Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and the National Gallery of Art. These authority records help distinguish him from people and institutions sharing the Chapin name. The collected sources identify painting and illustration as his principal fields, but they do not provide enough scholarly context to assign him confidently to a particular movement or school. Collectors may encounter his name across several broad auction groupings, especially paintings and works on paper, with some matched records also classified as prints, editions, mixed media, or decorative art. Because those groupings are broad, an appraisal should begin by identifying the actual medium, date, dimensions, inscriptions, authorship evidence, and physical condition of the individual object.

## Common works and media

The source pack identifies Chapin primarily as a painter and illustrator. In the matched auction dataset, works are grouped broadly under fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These category labels should not be interpreted as a complete catalogue of his production. For any encountered work, verify its medium, support, dimensions, date, signature or inscriptions, edition status where relevant, condition, provenance, and attribution before selecting comparable sales.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's February 2026 market snapshot lists 39 matched records, including 25 priced records, across a reported 1991–2026 auction-date range. Those observations are useful for locating comparables, but they should not be converted into a price prediction without examining the underlying lots. Medium, size, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, edition information, and attribution confidence can all affect comparability. Reported prices may also use different fee conventions. The strongest appraisal approach compares the object with recent public sales that are genuinely similar and treats broad artist-level statistics as orientation rather than a substitute for object-specific research.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with matched auction records and, when available, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. Public records are evidence for appraisal research, not a complete market or a final object-specific valuation.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6140645
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500020765
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/34307004/
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.34902.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ormsbee_Chapin
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ormsbee_Chapin
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/james-ormsbee-chapin/