Bertha Lum Auction Prices and Value Guide

Bertha Lum auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 280 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Bertha Lum auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Bertha Lum
Source records
280
Market update
2026-02-06

Bertha Lum market snapshot

Bertha Lum shows deep auction liquidity with 174 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (73.9% · 102 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (26.1% · 36 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$400
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-03

Artist context

About Bertha Lum

Born

1869

Died

1954

Nationality

American

Also known as

Bertha Boynton Lum

Bertha Lum (1869–1954), also identified as Bertha Boynton Lum, was an American artist and printmaker associated with the international reception of Japanese and Chinese woodblock printing. Public authority records distinguish her through Wikidata, Getty ULAN, Library of Congress, VIAF, and museum identifiers. The collected biography describes her as helping popularize Japanese and Chinese woodblock prints beyond Asia. Public-domain examples include the color woodcuts Wind and Wave, Asia, Winter, The Pagoda, and Snow Balls. These documented works help explain why collectors encounter Lum through color prints featuring Asian subjects, architecture, seasons, and natural imagery. Her identity should be matched to the full-name form and stable authority records, especially when an auction catalogue uses the shorter Bertha Lum credit. Appraisily aggregates an established body of auction records for her work, but the available source pack provides limited institutional biography, so broader claims about her career and affiliations should remain conservative.

Woodblock printsColor woodcutsAsian themes and architectureSeasonal and natural imagery

Common works and media

The collected sources document woodblock prints and color woodcuts by Bertha Lum. Named examples include Wind and Wave, Asia, Winter, The Pagoda, and Snow Balls, indicating Asian themes, architecture, seasonal scenes, and natural imagery among the subjects represented in the available source material.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by confirming that an object is a print attributed to Bertha Lum and comparing its stated medium, title, and subject with documented examples. The source pack specifically identifies color woodcuts and woodblock prints, including Wind and Wave, Asia, Winter, The Pagoda, and Snow Balls. Comparable auction records can provide context when closely matched by work type and sale date, but this pack contains no major auction-house narrative or verified price trend. Auction results should therefore be treated as comparable evidence rather than predictions. The pack does not substantiate general claims about edition size, provenance, condition effects, impression quality, or rarity; those factors require object-specific documentation before supporting a valuation.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Woodblock prints
  • Color woodcut prints

Value drivers

  1. Correspondence between the stated medium or printing process and documented woodblock or color-woodcut examples
  2. Correspondence of the title and subject with documented examples
  3. Comparable public auction records matched by work type and sale date when available

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains no substantive major-auction-house analysis, so it does not support price-trend or rarity claims.
  • Edition size, impression quality, provenance, condition effects, and attribution require object-specific evidence not supplied by this source pack.
  • Appraisily auction records provide comparison signals, but individual results should not be treated as price predictions.

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 Bertha Lum

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Bertha Lum 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 Bertha Lum artwork?

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