# Jane Peterson artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/jane-peterson/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T11:21:33.280Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: Impressionism, Expressionism
- Common media: Painting, Works on paper and prints

## Portrait

![Jane Peterson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Jane_Peterson_painting%2C_ca_1928_%28Underwood_%26_Underwood%29_02_crop.jpg/1280px-Jane_Peterson_painting%2C_ca_1928_%28Underwood_%26_Underwood%29_02_crop.jpg)
Underwood & Underwood · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jane_Peterson_painting,_ca_1928_(Underwood_%26_Underwood)_02_crop.jpg

## About Jane Peterson

Jane Peterson (1876–1965) was an American painter associated in the collected sources with Impressionism and Expressionism. Her recorded subjects include still lifes, beaches along the Massachusetts coast, and scenes inspired by extensive travel. The available biography also describes her teaching at the Art Students League from 1913 to 1919, her fellowship in the National Academy of Design, and a substantial record of solo exhibitions during her lifetime. Collectors may therefore encounter Peterson's name across varied paintings and works on paper rather than within one narrowly defined subject group. Her authority identity is well established through Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and the Library of Congress. The collected material confirms her life years but does not establish exact birth or death dates. Movement, subject, teaching, and exhibition details currently depend mainly on the collected Wikipedia biography and should be strengthened with museum or scholarly documentation when available.

## Common works and media

Peterson is most credibly associated with paintings of still lifes, Massachusetts coastal beaches, and scenes derived from travel. The collected auction page also classifies some records as works on paper and prints, although that category should be treated cautiously until individual lots are checked. For appraisal purposes, distinguish original paintings and drawings from prints or other editions, and record the support, dimensions, signature, inscriptions, condition, and any provenance documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

Jane Peterson has a substantial public auction footprint in Appraisily's collected market page, but the displayed totals are not fully consistent and one matched-name entry appears unrelated. Comparable analysis should therefore begin with verification that each lot is genuinely attributed to Peterson. For a confirmed work, medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and attribution confidence can all affect how closely another sale compares. Subject matter and the timing of comparable sales may also matter. Reported prices should be compared on a like-for-like basis because auction feeds can differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees. Public results provide context, not an authentication or a final appraisal.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Record matching, attribution, condition, and fee treatment should be verified before market conclusions are drawn.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6152625
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/13660785/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500009626
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Peterson
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/jane-peterson/