# Solomon Wilson artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-05-27T22:26:19.317Z
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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1896-11-08
- Nationality: American
- Common media: painting

## About Solomon Wilson

Sol Wilson (born Solomon Wilson, 1896–1974) was a Polish-born American painter. He emigrated from Poland and established a career in the United States as a painter, with works entering the permanent collections of major institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Wilson is listed in standard reference works such as Bénézit's Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres and Falk's Who Was Who in American Art. His auction and collection history suggests he was active across much of the twentieth century. Collectors encountering Wilson's work will find him primarily represented in American painting categories.

## Common works and media

Wilson worked primarily as a painter. Collectors and appraisers may encounter oil paintings and works on paper, though the full range of his media is not detailed in available authority records. Auction listings for this artist are predominantly paintings. Condition assessment should consider the age and materials typical of twentieth-century American easel painting.

## Market and appraisal context

Sol Wilson's paintings appear at auction primarily as American twentieth-century works. Valuation depends on factors common to paintings of the period: medium, dimensions, subject matter, condition, provenance, and date of execution. The presence of his work in major museum collections can support provenance claims and collector interest. Published references in Bénézit and Falk provide recognized biographical authority. Because no catalogue raisonné was identified in available sources, authenticity and attribution should be verified through established scholarly channels. Comparable auction results for similar American painters of his era offer the most practical pricing context.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from library authority files and museum records with auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Sol Wilson, data sources include Wikidata, Getty ULAN, VIAF, RKD, and published references cited in the RKD library.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21995315
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Wilson
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500044797
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95975031/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85073150
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/103054