# William Frederick Paskell artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/william-frederick-paskell/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:32:03.317Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Common media: Paintings, Oil on canvas

## About William Frederick Paskell

William Frederick Paskell (1866–1951) was an American painter whose public authority records identify him primarily through his name, nationality, occupation, and life years. The available source pack does not provide reliable support for assigning him to a particular movement or school, so that aspect of his artistic context remains open. Public object records associated with his name point most consistently to landscape painting, including mountain and lake views, rural scenery, and New England harbor subjects. These records also indicate the use of oil on canvas, although the object descriptions are derived from auction-related metadata and require cautious interpretation. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter Paskell through signed or attributed paintings offered in regional fine-art sales. Identification should account for the exact signature, inscriptions, medium, subject, dimensions, condition, and provenance rather than relying on name matching alone.

## Common works and media

The available evidence most strongly supports paintings, including landscapes, mountain and lake views, rural scenes, and harbor or maritime subjects. At least one collected object record describes oil on canvas. Appraisily's market index also groups records under works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions, but the source pack does not establish how frequently those categories represent authentic Paskell works. Any object outside the better-supported painting category should receive additional medium, signature, provenance, and attribution review.

## Market and appraisal context

William Frederick Paskell has a documented public auction presence, but the collected market categories are broad and should not be treated as a catalogue of his complete output. Appraisal begins by comparing the work with publicly recorded lots that are similar in medium, dimensions, date, subject, and condition. Signature form, inscriptions, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition or catalogue history, restoration, and surface quality can all affect comparability. Edition details matter when the object is a print or another multiple. Realized auction prices describe specific transactions and do not by themselves establish the value of another work. Private sales, incomplete feeds, buyer premiums, changing attribution, and regional demand may also limit direct comparisons.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results provide market evidence, not authentication or a final appraisal.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104245461
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/96222
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/william-frederick-paskell/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Frederick_Paskell_-_73843e5b41.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Frederick_Paskell_-_8ce4cacb2b.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Frederick_Paskell_-_a71442daec.jpg