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Herbert Matter

Swiss · 1907–1984 · Printmaker, Photographer

Herbert Robert Matter was a Swiss-born American photographer and graphic designer known for his pioneering use of photomontage in commercial art. Matter's innovative and… (Wikipedia)

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Still Life (Ray Eames Sculpture)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 2007$7,200≈ £3,527≈ €5,061Sign up to see
Knoll advertisement studyWright · Aug 2023$4,032≈ £3,172≈ €3,690Sign up to see
Experimental Molded Plywood FormsLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 2022$4,000≈ £3,391≈ €3,876Sign up to see

Herbert Matter’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).

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Herbert Matter, Nude on Beach, Provincetown, 1940, vintage gelatin silver print — Nude on Beach, Provincetown, 1940
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$1,143Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Louisa and Alexander Calder, Roxbury, Conn., 1940, gelatin silver print — Louisa and Alexander Calder, Roxbury, Conn., 1940
Rago Auctions · Mar 26, 2025
$318Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Untitled (Painting of a Man), silver gelatin print — Untitled (Painting of a Man)
Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2024
$441Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Untitled (Woman with Beads), 1948, Oversized gelatin silver print; the photographer's credit stamp on the reverse — Untitled (Woman with Beads), 1948
Bonhams · Apr 25, 2024
$461Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Nude on the Beach (Mercedes Matter), 1940, gelatin silver print — Nude on the Beach (Mercedes Matter), 1940
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,134Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Hands in Movement, 1937, gelatin silver print — Hands in Movement, 1937
Rago Auctions · Dec 14, 2023
$441Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Two works, 1934, gelatin silver print — Two works, 1934
Rago Auctions · Dec 14, 2023
$630Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Morning Star, Roxbury (from the Calder by Matter portfolio), 2013, gelatin silver print — Morning Star, Roxbury (from the Calder by Matter portfolio), 2013
Rago Auctions · Dec 14, 2023
$504Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Vertical Constellation with Bomb (from the Calder by Matter portfolio), gelatin silver print — Vertical Constellation with Bomb (from the Calder by Matter portfolio)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 30, 2023
$693Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Hi! c. 1928 (from Calder by Matter), 2013, gelatin silver print — Hi! c. 1928 (from Calder by Matter), 2013
Rago Auctions · Nov 3, 2023
$504Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Grill. c. 1935 (from Calder by Matter), gelatin silver print — Grill. c. 1935 (from Calder by Matter)
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$441Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Calder with Mobile (for the Hotel Avila) (from the Calder by Matter portfolio), gelatin silver print — Calder with Mobile (for the Hotel Avila) (from the Calder by Matter portfolio)
Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2023
$1,008Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Knoll advertisement study, 1948, marker, ink on paper — Knoll advertisement study, 1948
Wright · Aug 15, 2023
$4,032Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Photograph for Charles and Ray Eames, c. 1944, gelatin silver print — Photograph for Charles and Ray Eames, c. 1944
Wright · Aug 15, 2023
$197Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Photograph for Charles and Ray Eames, c. 1944, gelatin silver print — Photograph for Charles and Ray Eames, c. 1944
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 18, 2023
$2,142Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Mercedes Matter, 1940, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — Mercedes Matter, 1940
Lempertz · Jun 6, 2023
€1,260Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Light Drawing, 1944, gelatin silver print — Light Drawing, 1944
Wright · Apr 20, 2023
$882Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Light Drawing (four figures), c. 1944, silver gelatin print — Light Drawing (four figures), c. 1944
Wright · Apr 20, 2023
$693Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Stacked Eames Child's Chairs, gelatin silver print — Stacked Eames Child's Chairs
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 18, 2023
$1,008Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Collection of five photographs for Charles and Ray Eames, c. 1944, gelatin silver print — Collection of five photographs for Charles and Ray Eames, c. 1944
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 18, 2023
$3,024Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Case Study House photograph, c. 1945, gelatin silver print — Case Study House photograph, c. 1945
Wright · Feb 23, 2023
$504Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Ephemera and photography, c. 1955, gelatin silver print, offset lithograph, offset lithograph in colors — Ephemera and photography, c. 1955
Wright · Feb 23, 2023
$1,890Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Four Photographs of Alberto Giacometti's Works, gelatin silver print — Four Photographs of Alberto Giacometti's Works
Rago Auctions · Dec 7, 2022
$960Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Two Photographs of Alexander Calder and Alberto Giacometti, gelatin silver print — Two Photographs of Alexander Calder and Alberto Giacometti
Rago Auctions · Dec 7, 2022
$960Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Untitled, 1948, Vintage gelatin silver print — Untitled, 1948
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2022
€2,772Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Nude on the beach (Mercedes Matter), 1940, Vintage or early gelatin silver print — Nude on the beach (Mercedes Matter), 1940
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2022
€2,772Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Experimental Molded Plywood Forms, 1946, silver gelatin print — Experimental Molded Plywood Forms, 1946
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 17, 2022
$4,000Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Experimental Molded Plywood Forms, 1946, silver gelatin print — Experimental Molded Plywood Forms, 1946
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 17, 2022
$3,000Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Three Photographs of Calder Mobiles, gelatin silver print — Three Photographs of Calder Mobiles
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$1,125Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Four Photographs of Alberto Giacometti and His Works, gelatin silver print — Four Photographs of Alberto Giacometti and His Works
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$1,188Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Three photographs of Mercedes Matter, gelatin silver print — Three photographs of Mercedes Matter
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$2,000Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Jackson Pollock at Betty Parsons Gallery, gelatin silver print — Jackson Pollock at Betty Parsons Gallery
Rago Auctions · Mar 30, 2022
$1,125Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Photogram, 1939, Vintage photogram on gelatin silver paper — Photogram, 1939
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021
€2,125Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Untitled (two photograms), c. 1940, gelatin silver print — Untitled (two photograms), c. 1940
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$1,375Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Swissair venez en Suisse par avion, 1981, poster — Swissair venez en Suisse par avion, 1981
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Feb 6, 2021
€504Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Swissair venez en Suisse par avion, 1981, poster — Swissair venez en Suisse par avion, 1981
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jan 19, 2019
€780Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Alberto Giacometti portfolio, Switzerland — Alberto Giacometti portfolio
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018
$875Sign up free to see

Alberto Giacometti Sculptures- Four Photographs, 1960-1979
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$600Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Winter-Luftverkehr poster, 1935, offset lithograph — Winter-Luftverkehr poster, 1935
Wright · Jul 18, 2017
$1,500Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Nude in Driftwood, 1940, gelatin silver print — Nude in Driftwood, 1940
Wright · Jun 23, 2016
$2,125Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Engelberg Trübsee, 1935, poster — Engelberg Trübsee, 1935
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 13, 2015
€660Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Seagulls in Flight, gelatin silver print — Seagulls in Flight
Wright · Sep 26, 2013
$1,000Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Untitled, c. 1943-44, Vintage silver gelatin print — Untitled, c. 1943-44
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 7, 2012
$2,000Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, engelberg trübsee, 1935, poster — engelberg trübsee, 1935
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Dec 2, 2007
€840Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Giacometti, 1960, poster — Giacometti, 1960
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Dec 2, 2007
€420Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Still Life (Ray Eames Sculpture), Vintage photograph — Still Life (Ray Eames Sculpture)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 14, 2007
$7,200Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, Charles Eames, c. 1946, Vintage silver gelatin print — Charles Eames, c. 1946
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 14, 2007
$3,000Sign up free to see

Herbert Matter, la Suisse, 1935, poster — la Suisse, 1935
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · May 20, 2007
€1,920Sign up free to see

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