George Herms
American · 1935–2026 · Sculptor
George Herbert Herms was an American artist best known for the assemblages he created out of discarded, often rusty, dirty or broken every-day objects, and juxtaposing those… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Three CrossLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $5,000≈ £3,985≈ €4,737Sign up to see
Tail LightLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $5,000≈ £3,794≈ €4,259Sign up to see
UntitledBonhams · $3,750≈ £2,584≈ €3,259Sign up to see
George Herms’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).
ArtSell has recorded 73 auction results for George Herms between 2008 and 2026, of which 73 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $32Sign up free to see to $5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $5kSign up free to see for Tail Light at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in October 2017. The most common medium is mixed media (28 lots). Most results come from Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (53), Bonhams (9) and Wright (6).
73 results · page 1 of 2
- $1,792≈ £1,325≈ €1,548Sign up free to see
- Petit Fours for Patty, 1975-2009$218≈ £164≈ €191Sign up free to see
- $538≈ £405≈ €472Sign up free to see
- Untitled, circa 1975$512≈ £389≈ €451Sign up free to see
- $640≈ £478≈ €552Sign up free to see
- Flat World, 1974$538≈ £402≈ €461Sign up free to see
- $832≈ £622≈ €714Sign up free to see
- Deer One, 1972$254≈ £185≈ €215Sign up free to see
- Joy is the Best America Has to Offer, 1967-68$953≈ £695≈ €806Sign up free to see
- Right Crossing Guard, 1982$2,432≈ £1,786≈ €2,058Sign up free to see
George Herms paintings (28)George Herms mixed media (28)George Herms works on paper (27)George Herms drawings (7)George Herms prints (7)George Herms lithographs (3)
George Herms: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by George Herms at auction?
$5,000Sign up free to see, for Tail Light at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (October 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for George Herms?
The median sale price is $750Sign up free to see across 73 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by George Herms have sold at auction?
73 of 73 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell George Herms?
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Bonhams and Wright account for the most recorded results. Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Bonhams · Wright
George Herms signature
4 catalogued lots by George Herms record a signature line. Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed in pen lower right, dedicated to Herms friend on frame verso
— Post Conceptual, Michaan's Auctions, Oct 16, 2021Signed
— An Old Radio Show Box Canyon Rose with The Last of the Blue Margarita's, Bonhams, Mar 4, 2026Signed
— Flat World, Bonhams, Mar 4, 2026
About George Herms
George Herbert Herms was an American artist best known for the assemblages he created out of discarded, often rusty, dirty or broken every-day objects, and juxtaposing those objects so as to infuse them with poetry, humor, and meaning. He was also known for his works on paper, including works with ink, collage, drawing, paint, and poetry. The prolific Herms also created theater pieces, about which he said, "I treat it as a Joseph Cornell box big enough that you can walk around in. It's just a continuation of my sculpture, one year at a time." Prominent curator Walter Hopps, who met Herms in 1956, "placed Herms on a dazzling continuum of assemblage artists that includes Pablo Picasso, Kurt Schwitters, Marcel Duchamp, and Joseph Cornell, as well as California luminaries Wallace Berman and Edward Kienholz", according to the Santa Monica Museum of Art; the Museum identified Herms as a member of the West Coast Beat Generation, and said that he credited Wallace Berman with "teaching him that any object, even a mundane cast-off, could be of great interest if contextualized properly". "That’s my whole thing", Herms said. "I turn shit into gold.
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