Herta Günther Auction Prices and Value Guide

Herta Günther auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 213 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Herta Günther auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Herta Günther
Source records
213
Market update
2026-02-06

Herta Günther market snapshot

Herta Günther shows deep auction liquidity with 172 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $360. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-08.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (73.8% · 79 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (26.2% · 28 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$320
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
13
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-08

Artist context

About Herta Günther

Herta Günther portrait
Herta Günther · see-source-page · Source

Born

1934

Died

2018

Nationality

German

Also known as

Hertha Günther, Gunther, Herta, Herta Bauer, Hertha Bauer

Herta Günther (1934–2018) was a German painter and graphic artist whose authority records also use the form Hertha Günther. Getty ULAN describes her as a painter, graphic artist, draftsperson, graphic designer, and freelance artist, while also recording an East German association. These roles place her practice across painting and works on paper rather than within a movement established by the available sources. Collectors may encounter her under variant spellings, including Herta and Hertha, as well as authority-recorded Bauer forms, so careful identity matching is important when comparing catalogues and auction records. The collected source pack does not establish a specific movement, recurring subject program, named series, or detailed chronology. Appraisily's directory signal indicates substantial auction-record coverage, but those records should be read as evidence of market appearances, not as proof of authorship or present value.

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Common works and media

Authority data supports paintings, graphic works, drawings, and graphic-design activity. The collected evidence does not identify specific print processes, editions, recurring subjects, sculptures, ceramics, posters, or named series. Auction records should therefore be classified from the individual object and catalogue description rather than assigning a more specific medium from occupational labels alone.

Market and appraisal context

The available evidence supports category-level distinctions among paintings, graphic works, drawings, and design-related material, but it does not provide lot-level descriptions or results. A work should therefore be matched first to the correct artist and name variant, then compared only with records from the same broad work type. The supplied count of 213 Appraisily records signals auction coverage; it does not by itself establish price level, liquidity, or authenticity. This source pack contains no public auction-house evidence for provenance, edition, size, condition, subject, date, or realized-price patterns, so no directional value claim is warranted. A specific appraisal requires examination of the object and relevant comparable public lots.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Graphic works
  • Drawings

Value drivers

  1. Correct artist identification across the authority-recorded Herta, Hertha, Gunther, and Bauer name variants
  2. Broad work type, distinguishing paintings from graphic works and drawings before selecting comparisons

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains an Appraisily directory count but no accessible lot-level auction-house descriptions, sale results, or comparable-lot details.
  • The collected evidence does not support price trends, liquidity claims, scarcity claims, or directional value predictions.
  • Provenance, condition, dimensions, edition status, subject, date, technique, and attribution must be established from the individual object and relevant catalogue records.

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 Herta Günther

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Herta Günther 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 Herta Günther artwork?

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