# Hermann Herzog artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/hermann-herzog/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T11:54:03.326Z
Quality: low confidence, thin sources

## Artist identity

- Movements: Düsseldorf School, Hudson River School
- Common media: Painting, Works on paper and prints

## Portrait

![Hermann Herzog](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Hermann_Herzog_by_Overbeck.jpg)
Hermann Ottomar Herzog · see-source-page
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Ottomar_Herzog

## About Hermann Herzog

Hermann Ottomar Herzog is the fuller name used by the collected biographical profile, while public auction records also match the shorter Hermann Herzog and the spelling Herman Herzog. The profile associates him with the Düsseldorf School and the Hudson River School, two historical contexts that help distinguish his artistic identity. It also records “H. Herzog” as his customary signature, an important clue when examining a possible work. Collectors encounter the name chiefly through paintings, with Appraisily also grouping some records under works on paper and prints. Identity matching requires care because the collected authority-file excerpts provide little biographical detail, and the available source pack does not establish exact life dates or nationality. Signatures, inscriptions, medium, subject, provenance, and comparison with documented auction lots should therefore be considered together rather than relying on the name alone.

## Common works and media

The collected evidence most clearly supports paintings as the principal work type associated with Hermann Herzog. Appraisily's auction classification also includes works on paper and prints, although those broad labels should be verified against each lot description and image. A work bearing the signature form “H. Herzog” still requires evaluation of medium, technique, condition, inscriptions, provenance, and attribution; the signature alone does not establish authorship.

## Market and appraisal context

Hermann Herzog's auction record should be assessed through closely comparable works rather than a single overall price statistic. Relevant considerations include medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition or catalogue references, and confidence in the attribution. Subject matter and the availability of similar public sales can also affect how useful a comparison is. Appraisily's source page contains a substantial matched record set, but its sections report different record totals. Individual lot descriptions, images, sale dates, realized prices, and treatment of buyer premiums should therefore be checked before drawing an appraisal conclusion. Private transactions and incomplete auction feeds may not be represented.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched public auction records. When available, those records provide auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, images, and comparable lots; incomplete feeds, private sales, and later attribution changes may not be represented.

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Ottomar_Herzog
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/hermann-herzog/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95299672
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/154144782953045102868/
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: https://d-nb.info/gnd/1078379564