George Herms: career timeline
American · 1935–2026 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 66 of 73 lots (90% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 | 25 | $875Sign up | Mixed media |
| 1970s | 16 | 16 | $525Sign up | Mixed media |
| 1980s | 12 | 12 | $981Sign up | Mixed media |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | $949Sign up | Mixed media |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | $583Sign up | Mixed media |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up | Mixed media |
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1960s 25 works
- Sold
- 25 of 25
- Median
- $875Sign up
- Average
- $1.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 17 in (57 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (11), Other (4), Lithograph (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Palms (1)
1960 Nijinsky Running Through the Snow$640Sign up
1960 Journal of Dexter Mill$2.4kSign up
c. 1961 Don't You Know$1.3kSign up
1961 Three Cross$5kSign up
1962 Mysterious grace of an arc in space - Iris Firewaters$1.8kSign up
1962 Seat of Consciousness$2kSign up
1962 Silent Piano$715Sign up
1962 Joy Jewels$1kSign up
1962 Genevieve$2.8kSign up
1963 Untitled$875Sign up
1963 Untitled$2kSign up
c. 1963 Archive (13)$2.3kSign up
Show 12 more (1960s)
1964 The Catch$819Sign up
c. 1965 Collection of Ephemera$375Sign up
1965 Untitled$32Sign up
1965 Reed Lives$228Sign up
c. 1965 Deputy Poundmaster$563Sign up
c. 1965 Announcement$625Sign up
1966 Untitled$1kSign up
1966 Untitled (Self-portrait)$813Sign up
c. 1967 Joy is the Best America Has to Offer$953Sign up
1967 13 works from the Clearspring portfolio$438Sign up
1967 Amen$1.1kSign up
c. 1967 Thirty-two Palm Songs$500Sign up
…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 16 works
- Sold
- 16 of 16
- Median
- $525Sign up
- Average
- $940Sign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 14.5 in (46 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (8), Drawing (4), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1970 Untitled$438Sign up
1970 Love Ball$1.5kSign up
1972 Deer One$254Sign up
1972 Unchain My Angel Eggs$344Sign up
1972 August Blessings$125Sign up
1972 Spring Greetings Letter and Painting on Paper$563Sign up
1973 Oh Yeah$882Sign up
1973 Tail Light$5kSign up
1974 Flat World$538Sign up
1974 Flash in the Pan$504Sign up
c. 1975 Petit Fours for Patty$218Sign up
c. 1975 Untitled$512Sign up
Show 4 more (1970s)
1975 Untitled$2.4kSign up
1975 Desk pad$688Sign up
c. 1976 Untitled (Xantos Rose of San Antonin Art Oh All About Wallace)$750Sign up
1979 Untitled (Center)$344Sign up
1980s 12 works
- Sold
- 12 of 12
- Median
- $981Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 24 in (50 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (6), Other (5), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Tympan$1.1kSign up
1982 Right Crossing Guard$2.4kSign up
1983 Untitled$1kSign up
1983 American Academy #1$750Sign up
1985 Home Poem$441Sign up
1985 Dream$1.5kSign up
1986 Untitled$2.6kSign up
1988 Light Opera (diptych)$462Sign up
c. 1988 The Would-Be Refractionist$699Sign up
1988 Encrustation (Rips)$572Sign up
c. 1988 Untitled$953Sign up
1988 Encrustation (Rips)$1.1kSign up
1990s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $949Sign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 21.5 in (43 × 55 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1992 For Sonny Stitt$2.3kSign up
1992 Untitled (Self Portrait)$625Sign up
1994 Gorgeous Folly$960Sign up
1995 Bering$1kSign up
1995 Untitled$938Sign up
1995 Clocks for People Who Don't Want To Know What Time It Is$750Sign up
2000s 6 works
2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 72 × 55 in (183 × 140 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
2013 MOTHER BOARD$2.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
7 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
sold 2008 Sing or Be Telepathic (Love)$960Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works
- Sold
- 5 of 5
- Median
- $538Sign up
- Average
- $779Sign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 14.5 in (41 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2022 Untitled$157Sign up
sold 2022 Collection of Ephemera$219Sign up
sold 2022 Untitled$715Sign up
sold 2023 Untitled$2.3kSign up
sold 2026 Tower Rose$538Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All George Herms auction results →