# John Flanagan artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/john-flanagan/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:12:13.774Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Illustration, Works on paper and prints

## About John Flanagan

John Richard Flanagan (1895–1964) is identified by the collected authority records as an Australian-born American artist and illustrator. VIAF uses his fuller name and links the same identity to multiple national-library records, while Wikidata describes his activity in the 20th century. Library authority data associates Flanagan with published titles including Blind Raftery and his wife, Hilaria, The Bull That Thought, and Hangman's House, providing useful context for his work as an illustrator. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on illustration-related material, works on paper, or objects connected with books and publishing. The present source pack does not establish a documented artistic movement, detailed career chronology, or catalogue of authenticated works. Because John Flanagan is also a shared name, inscriptions, publication context, dates, and provenance should be checked carefully before connecting an object or auction record to this specific artist.

## Common works and media

The collected identity sources securely support illustration as Flanagan's professional context, and library records connect his name with several published titles. Appraisily's matched auction data additionally places works under works on paper and prints, fine art and paintings, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Those auction categories are broad and have low identity confidence until individual lots are checked. For appraisal purposes, illustration-related works, drawings, prints, book material, and any differently categorized object should be evaluated through its physical medium, inscriptions, publication or edition information, provenance, and documented connection to John Richard Flanagan.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched-name market index reports 25 records, including 11 priced records, over the period 2003–2025. The recorded results cover several broad categories and an unusually wide price range, so the aggregate statistics should not be read as a prediction for an individual work. A useful comparison should match the object's medium, dimensions, date, condition, subject, provenance, signature or inscription, edition status, and strength of attribution. Name matching is a particular concern here because John Flanagan has multiple namesakes and the index also matches the form John F. Flanagan. Each candidate comparable should therefore be reviewed at lot level before it informs an appraisal.

## 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. Name matches and broad categories require lot-level verification, especially for artists with common names.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21461397
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/10230926/
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/john-flanagan/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Flanagan