# Orrin Augustine White artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/orrin-augustine-white/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T15:38:54.893Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

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

## About Orrin Augustine White

Orrin Augustine White (1883–1969) was an American artist identified in public references primarily as a painter. A biographical reference places his studio in Pasadena, California, connecting his working identity with the Southern California art community. The available source pack establishes his name, nationality, life years, occupation, and studio location but does not provide enough institution-grade detail to assign a specific movement, document formal training, or characterize recurring subjects with confidence. Collectors may encounter works attributed to White through painting and broader fine-art auction listings, as well as records classified under works on paper and prints. Appraisily's collected market index contains multiple matched public-sale records, although its categories are broad and some may reflect marketplace classification rather than a definitive account of White's complete practice. Attribution, inscriptions, medium, date, condition, provenance, and comparison with closely related documented works remain important when evaluating an individual object.

## Common works and media

Available references identify White as a painter, while Appraisily's matched auction records use broad categories that include fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. The latter categories have limited biographical corroboration and should be treated as auction-record classifications rather than confirmed core areas of his practice. Each object's medium, support, signature, inscriptions, edition status, and attribution should therefore be verified individually.

## Market and appraisal context

Orrin Augustine White's public auction history should be interpreted through closely comparable objects rather than a single overall price statistic. Appraisily's collected summary reports matched records spanning 1986–2026, but only part of the record set contains prices, and the available category concentration is broad or sparse. For appraisal purposes, compare medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition and catalogue references, and attribution confidence. Edition details matter when the object is a print or another multiple. Public results may differ in whether buyer premiums or fees are included, while private sales and incomplete feeds may be absent. These limitations make direct object inspection and like-for-like sale selection essential.

## 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. Coverage can exclude private transactions, unpriced lots, and incomplete auction feeds.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22137805
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/102948
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrin_Augustine_White
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/orrin-augustine-white/