# Raymond Parker artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/raymond-parker/
Profile generated: 2026-08-19T18:11:48.130Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Lyrical Abstraction, Post-Painterly Abstraction
- Common media: Painting

## About Raymond Parker

Raymond Parker (1922–1990), also indexed as Ray Parker, was an American painter. Authority records from Wikidata and VIAF align that identity, while MoMA, Tate, and the National Gallery of Art maintain artist records for him. Published reference summaries associate Parker with Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Lyrical Abstraction, and the postwar context of Post-Painterly Abstraction. Because those movement labels are stated chiefly by a discovery source in the collected material rather than in the captured museum excerpts, they are best treated as useful context rather than a complete scholarly classification. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings and on listings assigned to broader works-on-paper, print, mixed-media, sculpture, decorative-art, or edition categories. Appraisily's auction index matches both “Raymond Parker” and “Ray Parker,” making identity and attribution checks especially important when comparing lots. Institutional identifiers and authority-file links help distinguish this American painter from other people who share either form of the name.

## Common works and media

The source pack most securely identifies Parker as a painter, so paintings are the best-supported work type. Appraisily's matched auction data also places works under works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. Those broader categories should be treated as listing signals rather than a definitive catalogue of Parker's production. Each object should be checked for medium, dimensions, date, signature or inscriptions, edition status where applicable, condition, provenance, and attribution before selecting comparable sales.

## Market and appraisal context

A valuation should begin by confirming that the object is correctly attributed to this Raymond Parker. For a supported work, the most useful comparisons are public auction results with a similar medium, size, date, condition, and attribution status. Signature or inscription details, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, restoration, and surface quality can also affect comparability. Edition information matters when assessing prints or other multiples. Appraisily's matched records provide market context rather than a guaranteed value: private transactions may be absent, feeds may be incomplete, attribution can change, and reported totals do not always treat buyer's premium and fees consistently.

## Appraisily data basis

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

## Sources

- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/20488788/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7297929
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/4503
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/ray-parker-1742
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.5164.html
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500032519
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Parker_(painter)
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/raymond-parker/