# William Merritt Post artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/william-merritt-post/ Profile generated: 2026-05-24T19:07:58.018Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1856-12-11 - Death date: 1935-03-22 - Nationality: American - Common media: oil painting ## About William Merritt Post William Merritt Post (1856–1935) was an American painter born in Brooklyn, New York, best known for his landscape paintings. Active from the late nineteenth century into the early twentieth century, Post developed a focused practice centered on natural scenery. He is recorded in several standard art reference works, including Bénézit's Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, and Who Was Who in American Art, confirming his recognized place within the American painting tradition. His work appears regularly at auction, and he is represented in institutional art history databases including the Getty Union List of Artist Names and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History. ## Common works and media Post is principally known as a painter of landscapes. His works are most commonly encountered as oil paintings on canvas or board depicting natural scenes. These may include rural views, wooded interiors, seasonal landscapes, and pastoral subjects typical of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century American landscape painting. Works are generally unsigned or signed in a consistent manner consistent with his period. ## Market and appraisal context William Merritt Post's landscapes appear with some frequency at auction, reflecting sustained collector interest in American landscape painting of his era. Factors that can affect appraisal include the painting's subject and composition quality, medium and support condition, provenance history, and comparable auction results. Post's listing in established reference works such as Bénézit and Fielding supports his standing as a recognized artist, though specific exhibition records and museum holdings are limited in publicly accessible sources. Collectors should verify attribution carefully, as American landscape painters of this period can share similar subjects and styles. ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine structured artist identity research from authority databases such as Getty ULAN, VIAF, and RKD with available auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. For William Merritt Post, identity data is grounded in four independent library-authority sources and standard art-historical reference listings. ## Sources - RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/96602 - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18450028 - VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/78690404/ - Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500011969 - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98011407