# Jon Carsman artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: painting, drawing, printmaking

## About Jon Carsman

Jon Carsman (1944–1987) was an American painter, draughtsman, and printmaker recognized for his landscape subjects. Active during the late twentieth century, Carsman worked across painting, drawing, and printmaking media with a focus that the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History documents as centered on landscape imagery. His work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, placing him within the institutional framework of post-war American art. Carsman's career was cut short by his death in 1987 at the age of 43, leaving a focused body of work that continues to appear in the secondary market. He is recorded in multiple international authority files including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, and the Library of Congress Name Authority File.

## Common works and media

Carsman's documented practice spans oil and acrylic painting, works on paper including drawings, and editioned prints (lithographs, screenprints, and other printmaking techniques). Landscape is the principal recorded subject matter. Works may range from small-format works on paper to larger canvases. Prints and multiples are likely the most frequently encountered category at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Collectors encountering work by Jon Carsman will most often find landscape-oriented paintings, drawings, and prints. As with many twentieth-century American artists who worked across multiple media, appraisal value depends on the specific medium, the work's date, subject, condition, provenance, and any exhibition or publication history. For prints, edition size, numbering, and signature status are important factors. The artist's relatively short career and MoMA institutional recognition may influence collector interest. Auction records and comparable sale results should be consulted for current market positioning.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines artist identity research drawn from museum records, international library authority files, and scholarly databases with available auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot information when those records are present in the Appraisily database.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26262461
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Carsman
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500001369
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/60352222/
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/66088
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/103880