Herbert Palmer Auction Prices and Value Guide

Herbert Palmer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 175 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Herbert Palmer auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Herbert Palmer
Source records
175
Market update
2026-02-16

Herbert Palmer market snapshot

Herbert Palmer shows thin auction liquidity with 6 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2021-07-24.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (100.0% · 4 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2021-07-24

Artist context

About Herbert Palmer

Herbert Palmer portrait
All images from the M.O. Hammond fonds were uploaded as part of the Archives of Ontario’s GLAM Wiki project. · Public domain · Source

The Herbert Palmer represented by this auction index is likely Herbert Sidney Palmer, an H. S. Palmer identified in the collected evidence as a Canadian painter, but the match remains provisional. A Wikipedia disambiguation page lists the painter with the years 1881–1970, while Appraisily's records include both “herbert palmer” and “h. s. palmer” as matched names. Archival photographs on Wikimedia Commons document Herbert S. Palmer and show him with an Ontario landscape titled “After High Water, Moore's Creek, Madawaska.” Together, these sources support a plausible connection to Canadian landscape painting. However, the source pack lacks a dedicated museum biography, scholarly catalogue, or securely matched authority record. Its Wikidata result appears to concern a different person with the same name. Collectors may encounter paintings assigned to Herbert or H. S. Palmer, but initials, dates, signatures, subject matter, provenance, and exhibition history should be checked before connecting an object to this artist.

PaintingWorks on paper and prints as a broad auction-index categoryOntario landscape, represented in the documented painting “After High Water, Moore's Creek, Madawaska”

Common works and media

The source pack most clearly supports paintings, including an archival photograph showing H. S. Palmer with an Ontario landscape. Appraisily also places matched records within broad categories that include works on paper and prints, although the available evidence does not establish those media as a complete account of the artist's production. Paintings should be compared by subject, medium, dimensions, date, signature, condition, and provenance. Any work attributed only to “Herbert Palmer” needs added identity review because the name is shared by multiple people.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched index reports six auction records, four with prices, spanning 2012 to 2021. The observed results range from $360 to $921, with a median near $600, but this is a thin sample rather than a price forecast. Identity should be established before applying any comparable because several notable people shared the name Herbert Palmer. Relevant comparisons should consider medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, and genuine similarity to the object being appraised. Auction reporting may vary in whether buyer's premiums or fees are included, and private sales or incomplete feeds may be absent. These records are therefore most useful as object-specific comparables after authorship and condition have been reviewed.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, and comparable public auction sales for similar works

Appraisal caveats

  • Confirm the artist's identity before treating a record or object labeled only “Herbert Palmer” as a work by Herbert Sidney Palmer.
  • The small matched auction sample is a starting point for research and not a price prediction.
  • Compare reported results on a like-for-like basis because auction reporting may differ in its treatment of buyer's premiums and fees.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, condition differences, and later attribution changes may not be represented.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, thin 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 Herbert Palmer

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Herbert Palmer 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 Herbert Palmer artwork?

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