What is a Melville F. Stark painting worth?
1903–1987 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 7 works by Melville F. Stark with a published auction price sold between $500Sign up free to see and $1,045Sign up free to see, and the median is $768Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $882Sign up free to see across 5 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,045Sign up free to see across 4 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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Melville F. Stark prices by medium
- Auction results
- 9
- Sold rate
- 78%
- Active at auction
- 2016–2026
- Median price
- $768Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.6kSign up free to see The Blue Boat, Gloucester, MA, Rago Auctions, May 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | $768–$1.2kSign up free to see | $882Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Rago Auctions (5), Toomey & Co. (3), Sloans & Kenyon (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 Melville F. Stark sales
- Cortez Fishermen, Long Boat Key, FL, oil on canvas — $768Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 28, 2026
- Untitled (double-sided), oil on board — $1,207Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Feb 27, 2026
- The Blue Boat, Gloucester, MA, oil on Masonite — $2,620Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 10, 2024
- Rockport Harbor Scene, oil on Masonite — $882Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 18, 2023
- Untitled — $500Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 5, 2016
- Untitled — $500Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 5, 2016
- Nantucket Winter, Oil on board — $180Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Feb 13, 2016
Questions about Melville F. Stark prices
What is a Melville F. Stark painting worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Melville F. Stark have sold for a median of $768, and half of them sold between $500 and $1,045. For paintings alone the median is $882 (5 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 Melville F. Stark sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,620 for “The Blue Boat, Gloucester, MA” at Rago Auctions in May 2024.
How often do Melville F. Stark works sell at auction?
78% of the 9 lots recorded between 2016 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Melville F. Stark painting?
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Of the 9 lots by Melville F. Stark recorded at auction between 2016 and 2026, 7 found a buyer (78%).
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