# William Mellor artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:21:24.007Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Common media: Painting

## About William Mellor

William Mellor (1851–1931) was a British painter identified by authority records as an English landscapist. His surviving public-collection record is dominated by river and woodland scenery in northern England and nearby Wales. Art UK documents views of the Wharfe near Ilkley, Oak Beck at Harrogate, Bolton Woods and Posforth Ghyll, together with a river scene featuring anglers; VIAF also associates him with subjects at Derwentwater and on the Dee at Llangollen. These recurring place-based titles position Mellor within the British landscape tradition, although the collected sources do not assign him to a named movement or provide a detailed exhibition history. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter his work as landscape paintings centered on recognizable rivers, wooded valleys and Yorkshire scenery. Because William Mellor is a shared name, matching dates, subject matter and authority identifiers is especially important before connecting an object or auction record to this artist.

## Common works and media

Documented works are landscape paintings, especially riverbanks, wooded valleys and recognizable British locations. Public examples include scenes of the River Wharfe, Oak Beck, Bolton Woods and Posforth Ghyll, as well as Derwentwater and the Dee at Llangollen. An angling scene is also recorded. The source pack does not document editions, prints, sculpture, ceramics or a formal named series, so those work types should not be assumed without object-specific evidence.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by confirming that a work belongs to William Mellor (1851–1931), rather than another person with the same name. Its medium, subject and depicted location can then be compared with securely attributed public-collection examples, particularly river, woodland and Yorkshire landscapes. A title or inscription referring to the Wharfe, Harrogate, Bolton Woods, Derwentwater or Llangollen may assist comparison, but does not independently establish authorship. Available auction records should be reconciled to the correct artist before comparable lots or realized prices are used. The supplied sources do not establish a market trend, and no price outcome should be inferred from the directory record count alone.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/mellor-william-18511931
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95845136/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21465974
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500026479
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/william-mellor/