# Melvin C. Warren artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-10-21T06:49:51.520Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Bronze sculpture

## About Melvin C. Warren

Melvin C. Warren was an American painter associated with Texas. Texas state records list him in Clifton and identify him as the Texas State Artist for visual art for 1972-1973. A University of Texas at Arlington Special Collections record also documents him as an artist in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram photograph collection. In auction records, Warren’s name appears with subjects that evoke Texas and Western history and landscape: campfire scenes, adobe architecture, horses and carriage, portraiture, and a Texas Rangers bronze. These titles help explain why collectors and regional-art buyers encounter his work in both painted and sculptural formats. Auction catalogues give his life dates as 1920–1995.

## Common works and media

The collected record supports a mix of painted works and bronze sculpture. Auction examples include Distant Campfire, Adobe Walls, a portrait of Robert E. Lee, Horses & Carriage, and Texas Rangers Bronze. These examples suggest that regional and historical subject matter is useful for identification and comparable selection, but titles alone do not establish a complete catalogue or authenticate an unsigned work. For appraisal, record the exact title or inscription, signature, medium, support or casting details, dimensions, and any provenance before selecting comparables.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s collected auction summary records 33 Warren lots, with 27 reported prices, from 2001 through January 2024. It identifies public results across a wide range, so a median result is only a reference point rather than a value conclusion for a particular object. The summary specifically notes that size, medium, condition, provenance, and attribution confidence can materially affect comparison. Subject matter also matters: a campfire scene, adobe subject, historical portrait, or bronze may not be interchangeable. Evaluate the exact signed work, physical format, dimensions, condition history, ownership documentation, and the closest dated public comparables. Reported auction totals may or may not include buyer premiums or other fees, making consistent comparison essential.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61662005
- Texas Commission on the Arts: https://www.arts.texas.gov/initiatives/texas-state-artist/state-artist-visual-arts
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/artists.html
- University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections (Fort Worth Star-Telegram photograph collection): https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_startelegram1960s/2288
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/23747651/
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/melvin-c-warren/llm.md