What is a Mary Beale painting worth?
1633–1699 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 6 works by Mary Beale with a published auction price sold between $6,266Sign up free to see and $21,820Sign up free to see, and the median is $15,952Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $12,999Sign up free to see across 3 sales. In the last five years the median was $18,904Sign up free to see across 3 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Mary Beale prices by medium
- Auction results
- 7
- Sold rate
- 86%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $16kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $32.6kSign up free to see Zugeschrieben - Figurenstudie, Ketterer Kunst, Nov 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | $4k–$22.8kSign up free to see | $13kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sworders (2), Ketterer Kunst (1), Crocker Farm (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Mary Beale sales
- Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a grey cloak, in a painted stone cartouche, oil on canvas — $4,022Sign up free to see, Sworders, May 19, 2026
- Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length seated, in a brown silk dress and blue wrap, oil on canvas — $22,792Sign up free to see, Sworders, May 19, 2026
- Portrait Of Martha Hawtrey (1645-1718) — $18,904Sign up free to see, Lawrences Auctioneers, Jun 10, 2025
- HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN BLUE ROBES HOLDING HER LONG HAIR, oil on canvas — $12,999Sign up free to see, Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 14, 2020
- Zugeschrieben - Figurenstudie, Chalk drawing — $32,608Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Nov 21, 2014
- BEALL / CUMBERLAND, MD Stoneware Crock, Stoneware — $374Sign up free to see, Crocker Farm, Jul 16, 2011
Questions about Mary Beale prices
What is a Mary Beale painting worth?
Based on 6 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Mary Beale have sold for a median of $15,952, and half of them sold between $6,266 and $21,820. For paintings alone the median is $12,999 (3 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Mary Beale sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $32,608 for “Zugeschrieben - Figurenstudie” at Ketterer Kunst in November 2014.
How often do Mary Beale works sell at auction?
86% of the 7 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Mary Beale painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 7 auction results for Mary Beale between 2011 and 2026, and 6 of them sold (86%).
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