# Herbert Matter - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T19:58:46.541Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 208
- Lots with prices: 114
- First auction date: 2002-05-06
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-26
- Median realised price: $1,600
- Price range: $175 to $18,000

## Market Takeaway
Herbert Matter shows deep auction liquidity with 209 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $805 and $2,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 38.1% (43 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 61.1% (69 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0.9% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 8
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-13
- Days since latest sale: 36
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 47 lots
- Christie's: 26 lots
- Freeman's: 21 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 21 lots
- Wright: 13 lots
- Be\-Hold: 10 lots
- Poster Auctions International Inc: 10 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 7 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-26 | Herbert Matter, Pontresina. 1935. | Swann Auction Galleries | $10,795 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herbert-matter-pontresina-1935-238-c-52f0e31c2c
2. 2026-01-13 | HERBERT MATTER \(1907\-1984\) | Lyon & Turnbull | £1,100
3. 2025-11-04 | Herbert Matter, Nude on Beach, Provincetown | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $900
4. 2025-04-24 | HERBERT MATTER \(1907\-1984\). PKZ. 1928. 50x35½ inches, 127x90¼ cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-herbert-matter-1907-1984-pkz-1928-50x351-2-inches-127x901-4-cm-wolfsberg-zurich-70-c-9a94970b45
5. 2025-03-26 | Herbert Matter, Louisa and Alexander Calder, Roxbury, Conn. | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $250
6. 2025-03-19 | Herbert Matter \(Swiss/American 1907\-1984\), "She and Her Shadow \(Jones Beach\)", 1939, vintage gelatin silver print | South Bay Auctions Inc | $500
7. 2024-12-11 | Herbert Matter, Four works | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
8. 2024-09-26 | HERBERT MATTER \(1907\-1984\) Radio City Music Hall, interior \* Rockefeller Center Parking Garage. 1940s. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
9. 2024-06-27 | En camino de Suiza | Guido Tön AG | N/A
10. 2024-06-27 | Switzerland | Guido Tön AG | N/A
11. 2024-04-26 | Swissair venez en Suisse par avion Swissair affiche reprise en 1981 de l'image de 1935 | Maison de Ventes Good | N/A
12. 2024-02-29 | HERBERT MATTER \(1907\-1984\). ENGELBERG. 1928. 50x35½ inches, 127x90¼ cm. Orell Fussli, Zurich. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
13. 2024-02-27 | Glarnerland & Walensee | Guido Tön AG | N/A
14. 2024-01-11 | HERBERT MATTER \(1907\-1984\) | Lyon & Turnbull | £2,400
15. 2023-12-14 | Herbert Matter, Two works | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $500
16. 2023-12-14 | Herbert Matter, Hands in Movement | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $350
17. 2023-12-03 | Swissair venez en Suisse par avion Swissair affiche reprise en 1981 de l'image de 1935 | Maison de Ventes Good | N/A
18. 2023-11-28 | Herbert Matter \(1907–1984\) Giacometti \(triptych\), nd | Hindman | $1,800
19. 2023-11-17 | Swissair venez en Suisse par avion Swissair affiche reprise en 1981 de l'image de 1935 | Maison de Ventes Good | N/A
20. 2023-10-06 | Herbert Matter \(1907\-1984\); Untitled \(Biomorphic Photogram\); | Bonhams | $2,000
21. 2023-10-06 | Herbert Matter \(1907\-1984\); Untitled \(Photogram of Pins\); | Bonhams | $2,000
22. 2023-10-06 | Herbert Matter \(1907\-1984\); Mercedes Matter; | Bonhams | $1,000
23. 2023-07-18 | Herbert Matter, Photograph for Charles and Ray Eames | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,700
24. 2023-06-11 | Swissair venez en Suisse par avion Swissair affiche reprise en 1981 de l'image de 1935 | Mirabaud\-Mercier | N/A

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