Albert Herter Auction Prices and Value Guide

Albert Herter auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 132 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Albert Herter auction prices: quick answer

Albert Herter auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Albert Herter
Source records
132
Market update
2026-02-06

Albert Herter market snapshot

Albert Herter shows developing auction liquidity with 49 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $7,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-27.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (18.8% · 6 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (40.6% · 13 sales)
  • $10,000+ (40.6% · 13 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
3
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-09-27

Artist context

About Albert Herter

Albert Herter portrait
Bain News Service, publisher · Public domain · Source

Born

1871

Died

1950

Nationality

American

Also known as

Herter, Albert

Albert Herter (1871–1950) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, textile designer, and interior designer whose career crossed fine art and decorative practice. Born in New York City, he trained at the Art Students League and later studied in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and Fernand Cormon. Public authority records consistently identify him across these overlapping fields, while biographical summaries particularly associate his painting with murals, still lifes, and portraits. That range matters for collectors: an object connected with Herter may not fit a single category and may require comparison with paintings, illustrations, or design-related material rather than with one uniform body of work. His identity is represented in Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and Library of Congress authority data, helping distinguish him from similarly named people. Collectors encounter Herter through both easel painting and decorative work, although the supplied sources do not establish a formal movement label or provide a complete catalogue of his production.

PaintingIllustrationMural paintingTextile designPortraitsStill lifes

Common works and media

Authority and biographical sources document Herter as a painter, illustrator, muralist, textile designer, and interior designer. Portraits and still lifes are specifically associated with his painting, while mural and decorative commissions form another important context. Auction or appraisal candidates may therefore include paintings, illustrations, mural-related studies, and design material. The collected evidence supports these areas of practice but does not establish which work types are most common in public sales.

Market and appraisal context

Albert Herter's varied practice makes correct classification an important first step in appraisal. A painting, illustration, mural study, textile design, or interior-design object should be compared with records for the closest medium and work type. Portrait and still-life subjects are documented, but the supplied sources do not show how frequently each category appears at auction. Attribution should be evaluated against Herter's documented fields rather than inferred from a signature or name alone. When relevant records are available, comparable lots should be assessed by work type, medium, subject, sale date, and reported result. The present source pack does not support a price forecast, a market trend, or a claim that any category is scarce.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Illustrations
  • Mural and decorative-design material
  • Textile and interior-design material

Value drivers

  1. Medium and object type within Herter's multidisciplinary practice
  2. Subject matter, including whether a painting is a portrait or still life
  3. Strength of attribution to Herter and consistency with his documented work as a painter, illustrator, muralist, textile designer, or interior designer
  4. Relationship to a documented mural or decorative commission
  5. Comparison with publicly recorded lots of the same work type and medium

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no major auction-house biography or individual lot records, so it does not establish category frequency, price trends, or representative realized prices.
  • Decorative-design and textile material are included because authority records document those areas of practice; their frequency in the auction record was not established.
  • An appraisal should not treat a broad biographical match as proof of authorship or authentication.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Albert Herter

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Albert Herter worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Albert Herter artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.