Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report
Roger Fenton
British · 1819–1869
52
52–67 bandDiscovery profile: limited tracked signals
Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 7, 2026.
Overall52
Composite Codex score
Institutional60
Museums/acquisitions may be sparse
Market29
Thin auction dataset expected
Momentum20
Recent activity and interest
Representation12
Gallery and exhibition traction
Codex Rank#4,346Established
Exhibitions00 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal285285 acquisitions · 0 exhibitions
Core Median$4.1KPhotographs · 2 priced
Sell-through100%Top house: Christie's
Signal summary
Roger Fenton: limited tracked signals. Auction and institutional fields are sparse, so this report emphasizes traction signals rather than market depth.
Observed evidence:
Data gaps: Thin auction dataset (4 tracked lots). No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months.
Data gaps: Thin auction dataset (4 tracked lots). No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months.
Representation
- No current primary representation recordedNo active gallery relationship in Codex
Institutional holdings
Art Institute of ChicagoCleveland Museum of ArtLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Fine Arts, HoustonMuseum of Modern Art
Recent Exhibitions
- No exhibition history recordedConfirm manually before using externally
Previous Gallery Representation
- #1,236 Hans P. Kraus Jr. Inc.New York, United States · high confidence
Market profile
Category-aware market read: Photographs median: $4.1K (2 priced). Sell-through: 100%. Historical record: $157K at Sotheby's (Apr 7, 2008).
Annual median hammer price, USD
$8.1K$4.0K$0
Education & awards
- No education/prize records in CodexCheck CV and gallery documentation
Press Signals
- No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage
Publications
- The Artist's Studio: A Cultural HistorySurvey · Thames & Hudson · 2022
Selected works
Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.
Museum Acquisitions
Top 5 of 178
Previous Sales
Top 5
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For Sale
Top 2
Codex reports are descriptive data summaries, not appraisals, recommendations, or investment advice. Data coverage varies by source; confirm provenance, condition, availability, representation status, and comparable pricing before external presentation or transaction decisions.