Charles Wysocki
American Artist
1928-2002
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Are Charles Wysocki prints worth anything?
Charles Wysocki prints are in fact valuable, though there is a significant range in value from $1,000 down to $10.00. Some of his prints are worth much more than others. The key factors are whether it is signed and numbered, the medium (paper vs. canvas), and the subject of the print. Several of his images are worth much more than others. We have included a comprehensive list of his known prints below.
How much is a Charles Wysocki painting worth?
The value of your Wysocki painting or print is built upon several factors which range from size to condition to style. I’ll break them down for you below, just keep in mind the easiest way to do this is to just pick up the phone or email me a picture. If you would like to have your Charles Wysocki Print or Painting appraised click the green button above.
Print or Painting?
The first step in narrowing down the value of your Charles Wysocki is to establish if it is a print or a painting. Wysocki was incredibly prolific, and his work was licensed for everything from calendars and puzzles to cookie tins.
- Originals: These are typically oil or acrylic on canvas or masonite. You will be able to see raised brushstrokes and texture. These are rare and can sell for $10,000 to over $100,000.
- Prints: Most people own offset lithographs or giclees. If you look at the image under magnification and see a matrix of small uniform dots, it is a print. Wysocki signed and numbered many of his limited editions, so if you see 350/1500 or numbers like this in the lower left or right corner, you have a limited edition print.
Subject matter
Charles Wysocki is the master of “Americana,” but his body of work covers specific themes. From a value or resale perspective, the works that maintain the best value usually fall into two categories: Classic Americana (horse buggies, snowy New England villages) and Cats (especially his “sleeping cat” library series like Frederick the Literate). The cat prints often command a premium due to high demand from collectors.
Signed and Numbered
Wysocki’s body of prints can be divided into two groups: Limited (numbered) editions and “Open editions”. Open editions are neither signed nor numbered and were often mass-produced for decor. These are extremely common and worth very little (often under $25). Limited editions, especially those hand-signed in pencil by Wysocki before his death in 2002, hold significantly higher value.
Size and Medium
The largest prints tend to draw the biggest prices. Additionally, in his later years and posthumously, Canvas Giclees were released. These look very similar to original paintings and often hold value better than paper prints because they are more durable and visually impressive.
Condition
This may seem obvious but condition is key. Currently in the market, there is almost no tolerance for Wysocki prints that are faded (common with older prints exposed to sunlight), water-damaged, wrinkled, or trimmed to fit a frame.
Complete List of Charles Wysocki Prints
If your print is on this list, it is likely a known edition. Value depends on if it is signed/numbered.
A-C
- All Burned Out
- Amish Neighbors
- Another Hard Day at the Office
- Another Year at Sea
- Apple Butter Makers
- Bach’s Magnificat
- Beauty and the Beast
- Belly Warmers
- Birdhouse
- Birds of a Feather
- Bostonians and Beans
- Burma Road
- Butternut Farms
- Caleb’s Buggy Barn
- Cape Cod Christmas
- Cape Cod Cold Fish Party
- Carnival Capers
- Carver Coggins
- Catchin’ Bugs
- Checking In on Olde Martha’s Vineyard
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Greeting (Annual series)
- Churchyard Christmas
- Clammers at Hodge’s Horn
- Classic Tails
- Cocoa Break at the Copperfields
- Cotton Country
- Country Race
- Crickethawk Harbor
- D-G
- Daddy’s Coming Home
- Dahlia Dinalhaven Makes a Dory Deal
- Dancing Pheasant Farms
- Derby Square
- Devilbelly Bay
- Devilstone Harbor
- Dreamers
- Elmer and Loretta Hangin’ Out
- Ethel the Gourmet
- Fairhaven by the Sea
- Feathered Critics
- Fireside Companions
- Fox Run
- The Foxy Fox Outfoxes the Fox Hunters
- Frederick the Literate
- Fun Lovin’ Silly Folks
- The Gang’s All Here
- Gay Head Light
- Gull’s Nest
H-L
- Harbor Town
- Hawk River Hollow
- Heartland
- Hellraisers Passing the House of Seven Gables
- Hickoryhaven Canal
- Home is My Sailor
- Home Sweet Home
- Hound of the Baskervilles
- I Hope Your Seas are Calm
- I Love America
- Ice Riders of Chesapeake Bay
- Imeralda Jaggers Hepzalilly and Cronies
- Jayson Sparkin’ the Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter
- Jingle Bell Teddy and Friends
- Jolly Hill Farms
- Labor Day in Bungalowville
- Lady Liberty’s Independence Day
- Lost in the Woodies
- Love
- Love Letter From Laramie
- Lovers Waltz
M-P
- Mabel the Stowaway
- Maggie the Messmaker
- Main Street, U.S.A.
- Max in the Adirondacks
- Max in the Stacks
- Meat, Flowers, Hats
- The Memory Maker
- Merrymaker’s Serenade
- Montana de Oro
- Monty, Minding the Store
- Moonlight and Roses in Olde Maine
- Mr. Swallowbark
- The Nantucket
- Nantucket Winds
- Noah and Friends
- Old Glory Farms
- Olde America
- Olde Bucks County
- Olde Cape Cod
- Olde Nantucket
- Page’s Bake Shoppe
- The Paperboys
- Peppercricket Farms
- Plumbelly’s Playground
- Portrait of a Young Boy / Girl
- Prairie Wind Flowers
- Promises, Promises
- Proud Little Angler
- Pumpkin Hollow
R-S
- Rally at Dandelion Mill
- The Red Whale Inn
- Remington the Horticulturist
- Remington the Well Read
- Robin Hood
- Rockland Breakwater Light
- Root Beer Break at the Butterfield’s
- Rooster Express
- Salty Witch Bay
- Santa’s Coming to Town
- Sea Captain’s Wife Abiding
- Sea Captain’s Wife Praying
- Shall We?
- Sleepy Town West
- Small Town Christmas
- Smoke Creek Landing
- So Proudly We Hail
- Someday Carnegie Hall…
- Sorrow
- Storin’ Up
- Sunnyside Up
- Sunset Hills, Texas Wildcatters
- Supper Call
- Sweetheart Chessmate
- Sweetheart Hotel
T-Y
- Take Out Window
- Tea by the Sea
- Tenderness
- There’s a Right Way
- Thinking About Horatio
- The Three Sisters of Nauset
- Too Pooped to Participate
- Toying with Dinner
- Twas the Twilight Before Christmas
- Uncle Jack’s Topiary Tendencies
- Village Square
- Virginia Nest
- A Warm Christmas Love
- Wednesday Night Checkers
- West Quoddy Head Light
- Western Town
- Where the Buoys Are
- Whistle Stop Christmas
- Yankee Wink Hollow
- Yarn Duty
- Yearning for My Captain
- You’ve Been So Long at Sea, Horatio
- Young Hearts at Sea