Hermann Dudley Murphy Auction Prices and Value Guide

Hermann Dudley Murphy auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 171 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Hermann Dudley Murphy auction prices: quick answer

Hermann Dudley Murphy auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Hermann Dudley Murphy
Source records
171
Market update
2026-02-06

Hermann Dudley Murphy market snapshot

Hermann Dudley Murphy shows solid auction liquidity with 90 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,880. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (35.4% · 23 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (53.8% · 35 sales)
  • $10,000+ (10.8% · 7 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
10
Median shift vs prior year
+28.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-24

Artist context

About Hermann Dudley Murphy

Hermann Dudley Murphy portrait
Hermann Dudley Murphy · Public domain · Source

Born

1867

Died

1945

Nationality

American

Also known as

Murphy, Hermann Dudley, Dudley Murphy, Hermann

Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867–1945) was an American painter and illustrator whose documented practice also included teaching and frame design. He is known principally for still-life and landscape painting, the two subjects most useful when matching his identity to works appearing in collections and at auction. Murphy's activity as a frame designer is also relevant because a surviving frame may form part of a work's historical presentation, although any claimed artist-frame association requires its own evidence. Library and art-authority records consistently identify him as an American painter and illustrator and distinguish him through the 1867–1945 lifespan. The collected sources do not securely establish a formal movement or school, so his work should be described through documented media, subjects, dates, and individual object evidence rather than an unsupported stylistic label. Collectors may encounter his name on paintings, illustrations, framed works, and auction records carrying variant authority-file name forms.

PaintingIllustrationArtist-designed framesStill lifeLandscape

Common works and media

Collectors most plausibly encounter Murphy through paintings of still-life subjects and landscapes. Illustration and artist-designed frames are also documented aspects of his practice. Appraisily's auction data additionally contains broad assignments to works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions; these labels should not be treated as proof that every associated lot is characteristic or correctly attributed without reviewing its description, images, medium, and authorship language.

Market and appraisal context

Hermann Dudley Murphy's auction history should be assessed through closely matched public sales rather than a single general price benchmark. The most useful comparisons share the object's medium, dimensions, subject, date, condition, attribution status, and provenance. Signatures, inscriptions, restoration, exhibition history, catalogue references, and the quality of the painted surface can further affect comparability. For works retaining period frames, evidence that a frame relates to Murphy's documented design practice may also deserve examination. Appraisily's broader category assignments include paintings, works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions, but non-painting categories are sparse or broad enough to require lot-level verification. Public results do not capture every private transaction or subsequent attribution change.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable public auction results
  6. Whether an original frame can be securely associated with Murphy's frame-design practice

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not appear in the available records.
  • Broad category labels should be verified against individual lot descriptions and images, especially outside paintings.
  • Authentication, attribution, and condition can materially affect the relevance of comparable sales.

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 Hermann Dudley Murphy

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Hermann Dudley Murphy 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 Hermann Dudley Murphy artwork?

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