# William S. Rice artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/william-s-rice/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:17:34.480Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1873-06-23
- Death date: 1963-08-27
- Nationality: American
- Movements: Arts and Crafts movement in Northern California
- Common media: Woodblock printmaking, Painting, Illustration

## Portrait

![William S. Rice](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/William_S_Rice_1906.jpg)
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_S_Rice_1906.jpg

## About William S. Rice

William Seltzer Rice (1873–1963), commonly catalogued as William S. Rice, was an American printmaker, painter, illustrator, art educator, and author. Authority records from Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN align his identity and life years, helping distinguish him in collection and auction data. He is associated with the Arts and Crafts movement in Northern California and is especially known for woodblock printmaking. Rice’s practice also encompassed painting and illustration, so his name can appear across more than one object category. Collectors are most likely to encounter his work through prints and other works on paper, while authority records also identify him as a painter. Appraisily’s collected artist-page signal contains 174 auction records under this public identity, indicating a meaningful body of listings for comparison, although the supplied source pack does not provide individual lot descriptions. His expanded name, William Seltzer Rice, is useful when matching signatures, catalogue entries, library records, and historical references.

## Common works and media

Woodblock prints are the clearest documented work type associated with William S. Rice. Paintings, illustrations, and other works on paper may also appear under his name because library authority records classify him as a painter, illustrator, and printmaker. The collected sources do not establish recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, or specific print states, so those details should be determined from the individual object and reliable catalogue or sale documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by confirming that an object is correctly associated with William S. Rice or his expanded name, William Seltzer Rice. Work type and medium matter because authority and biographical sources identify activity in woodblock printmaking, painting, and illustration. Relevant public auction records can help establish comparisons through documented work descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, and related lots when those details are available. The supplied source pack reports 174 Appraisily auction records but does not expose their individual descriptions, condition information, provenance, edition details, or prices. Those records therefore require object-level review before supporting a valuation, and the evidence presented here does not justify a price forecast or market-trend claim.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with auction records and, when available, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. Identity and market evidence are kept distinct so that a matched name alone is not treated as proof of attribution or value.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8018006
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500013549
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/46370747/
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb169001015
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Rice
- Wikipedia: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A5%D8%B3._%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/william-s-rice/