# William Hoggatt artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T12:27:47.274Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Common media: Painting, Pastel, Stained glass

## About William Hoggatt

William Hoggatt (1879–1961) was a British painter closely associated with the Isle of Man. Born in Lancaster, he studied art locally, trained with a stained-glass maker, and attended the Académie Julian in Paris from 1901 to 1905. He subsequently settled on the Isle of Man, where the island’s light, terrain, villages, farms, and coastal life became central to his work. Hoggatt was a prolific exhibitor whose record included the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Royal Scottish Academy, and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. He also belonged to several British exhibiting societies and served as president of the Manx Artists. Collectors most often encounter his landscape paintings and pastels, particularly scenes connected with Manx places and rural life. His broader practice included stained-glass design, and examples of his work entered public collections in the Isle of Man, Britain, and Australia.

## Common works and media

Hoggatt is principally encountered through paintings and pastels, especially landscapes of the Isle of Man. Documented titles and collection records point to villages, farms, fields, valleys, churches, gardens, harbors, boats, and other coastal or rural subjects. Stained-glass design also formed part of his practice, although the collected market evidence is stronger for paintings and works on paper.

## Market and appraisal context

William Hoggatt’s auction market should be assessed through close comparisons rather than a single headline result. Relevant distinctions include whether a work is a painting or pastel, its dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and strength of attribution. Manx landscapes are a documented focus of his career, but individual locations, compositions, and media may attract different levels of interest. Comparable lots should match these characteristics as closely as possible and should use consistent definitions of realized price, including whether buyer premiums are included. Public results provide useful evidence, but incomplete feeds, private transactions, later attribution changes, and condition differences limit direct price comparisons.

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## Sources

- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/hoggatt-william-18791961
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19829639
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/96346502/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500091163
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/william-hoggatt/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hoggatt