# Michael Godard artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/michael-godard/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T10:09:13.514Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: Pop art
- Common media: Painting, Works on paper and prints, Sculpture and mixed media, Decorative art and editions

## About Michael Godard

Michael Godard is an American painter whose public identity is associated with pop-art imagery and a recurring cast of anthropomorphic olives and strawberries. His official site organizes work around martinis, champagne, wine, coffee, gambling, music, motorcycles, beaches, flying, the armed services, healthcare, and public safety, showing how familiar social settings and themed narratives structure his output. Collectors may therefore encounter works through recognizable motifs as well as named collection groupings such as Godardized Moments, Masters, and collaborations. Wikidata and VIAF identify him as an American painter and connect his name to stable library identifiers, helping distinguish him from similarly named people. In appraisal and auction settings, the name appears across paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative editions. Individual objects still require close inspection because medium, edition status, signature, attribution, condition, and provenance can differ substantially from one example to another.

## Common works and media

Auction and appraisal contexts may include paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative objects, and editions. Recurring imagery includes anthropomorphic olives and strawberries, while official collection themes range from martinis, wine, champagne, and coffee to gambling, music, motorcycles, beaches, flying, public service, and the armed services. Edition information and exact medium should be verified for each object.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's collected market page shows a substantial body of matched public auction records for Michael Godard, but its summary counts are not fully consistent within the source snapshot, so totals should be reconciled before publication. For appraisal, compare like with like: medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition or catalogue references, subject matter, and attribution confidence can all affect comparability. Recent realized prices for genuinely similar lots are more useful than an artist-wide median. Reported totals may also use different fee treatments, while private sales, incomplete auction feeds, or later attribution changes may be absent. Public auction evidence should therefore be treated as a starting point rather than a standalone valuation.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when available. Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116297637
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43750144/
- Michael Godard: https://michaelgodard.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Godard
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/michael-godard/