Hermann Scherer Auction Prices and Value Guide

Hermann Scherer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 178 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Hermann Scherer auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Hermann Scherer
Source records
178
Market update
2026-02-16

Hermann Scherer market snapshot

Hermann Scherer shows solid auction liquidity with 112 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $120. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-28.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (74.7% · 68 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (14.3% · 13 sales)
  • $10,000+ (11.0% · 10 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$50
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
3
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-28

Artist context

About Hermann Scherer

Hermann Scherer portrait
Hermann Scherer · Public domain · Source

Born

1893

Died

1927

Nationality

Swiss

Hermann Scherer (1893–1927) was a Swiss artist associated with Expressionism who worked as both a painter and sculptor. German-language reference material also identifies him as a co-founder of the artists’ group Rot-Blau and gives particular prominence to his wood sculpture. Although his career was short, his practice crossed several object types, so collectors may encounter his name in connection with paintings, sculpture, and carved wooden works. Authority records are especially useful for matching Scherer’s identity because public descriptions differ somewhat in how they characterize his nationality, while consistently connecting the name with an Expressionist painter-sculptor active in the early twentieth century. The strongest identity supported by this source set is the Swiss artist born in 1893 and deceased in 1927, with Rot-Blau forming an important part of his artistic context. Any individual work still requires object-level examination rather than attribution from the artist’s name alone.

ExpressionismPaintingSculptureWood sculpture

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers may encounter paintings and sculptures attributed to Hermann Scherer. Wood sculpture is a particularly notable part of the documented practice, while the collected portrait candidate also records a painted self-portrait. This source pack does not establish a reliable basis for listing editions, prints, drawings, ceramics, or posters as common auction categories.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily’s source pack indicates an auction-record footprint for Scherer, but it does not include a detailed major-auction-house result or lot essay. An appraisal should first distinguish paintings from sculpture, with carved wood treated as a particularly relevant sculptural category, and confirm that the attribution refers to the artist represented by the linked authority records. Comparable public sales should be selected from the same work category and reviewed at the individual-lot level. The supplied evidence does not establish how condition, provenance, dimensions, materials, or dating affected particular results. Record count alone cannot support a price trend, scarcity claim, or forecast, so a value conclusion requires examination of the specific object and appropriately matched comparable sales.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Sculptures
  • Wood sculptures

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium classification, particularly the distinction between paintings, sculpture, and wood sculpture
  2. Comparison with relevant public auction records for the same work category when detailed records are available
  3. Correct identification of the artist represented by the linked authority records

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no detailed major-auction-house result, catalogue entry, or lot essay.
  • The supplied record count does not by itself establish price direction, scarcity, or a valuation forecast.
  • Object-level details such as dimensions, materials, condition, provenance, dating, and attribution were not supplied and require separate verification for an appraisal.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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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 Scherer

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Hermann Scherer 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.

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