Bertha Lum
American · 1869–1954 · Painter, Printmaker
Bertha Boynton Lum was an American artist known for helping popularize the Japanese and Chinese woodblock print outside of Asia. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Opening of the River, TokyoBonhams · $5,378≈ £2,821≈ €4,185Sign up to see
Persimmon marketBonhams · $3,750≈ £3,014≈ €3,532Sign up to see
South Wind (A Merry Little Breeze)Toomey & Co. · $1,920≈ £1,442≈ €1,670Sign up to see
Bertha Lum’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
22
of 23 offered · 2006–2026
Sell-through
96%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.4kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 21 | 20 | 95% | $729Sign up | $610Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 20 | 19 | 95% | $748Sign up | $630Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $360Sign up | $360Sign up | $360Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.