# James Peel artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1811-07-01
- Death date: 1906-01-28
- Nationality: English, British
- Movements: 19th-century British landscape painting
- Common media: oil on canvas, watercolor

## About James Peel

James Peel (1811–1906) was an English landscape painter born in Newcastle upon Tyne and active throughout the nineteenth century. He is recorded as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (R.B.A.), exhibiting works during a period when British landscape painting drew on both the pastoral tradition established by earlier generations and a growing interest in direct observation of rural scenery. Peel's known subjects include views of Yorkshire, Welsh waterfalls such as Cyfyng Falls, and scenes around Edmonton, reflecting a practice centered on the British countryside. He died in Reading, England, at the age of ninety-four. Peel is documented in the Bénézit Dictionnaire des Peintres, the Witt Library Checklist of British Artists, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History.

## Common works and media

Peel primarily produced oil paintings of British rural and pastoral landscapes. Known titles include views of Cotherstone in Yorkshire, Cyfyng Falls in Wales, and Church Field at Edmonton. Works are typically modest-to-medium scale canvases depicting countryside, rivers, and agricultural settings. Collectors may also encounter watercolors or drawings attributed to the artist, though oil on canvas is the most commonly encountered medium at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

James Peel's work appears periodically at auction in categories covering 19th-century British paintings and Old Master & British art sales. Factors that can affect appraisal include the painting's condition, provenance, whether the work bears a clear signature or exhibition labels, and the specific subject depicted. Works showing recognized locations such as Yorkshire or Welsh landscapes may attract stronger collector interest. As with many Victorian-era landscape painters who were competent but not among the leading names of the period, auction results can vary considerably, and comparison with recent comparable lots is advisable.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from authority files and museum records with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For James Peel, identity data is supported by the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and Wikidata.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/62328
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500004053
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/16918831/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16200362
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Peel
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003087607