Sali Herman: career timeline

Swiss · 1898–1993 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 96 of 102 lots (94% 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.

Sali Herman: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1930s	3	3	$8.3kSign up	Oil
1940s	16	12	$15.1kSign up	Oil
1950s	13	8	$9.7kSign up	Oil
1960s	32	23	$6.7kSign up	Oil
1970s	12	11	$16.3kSign up	Oil
1980s	10	8	$10.1kSign up	Oil
1990s	1	1	$2.4kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1930s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $8.3kSign up
Average: $7.7kSign up
Typical size: 27.5 × 28 in (70 × 71 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Flowers & still life (1)

1935 Landscape with a Shepherd and his Flock 1935$8.3kSign up
1938 Still Life 1938$9.2kSign up
1939 Cafe du Gourmand$5.6kSign up · sold 3×

1940s 16 works

Sold: 12 of 16
Median: $15.1kSign up
Average: $15.5kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 20 in (43 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Oil (16)
Subjects: Landscapes (3), Flowers & still life (2), Markets & villages (2)

1941 Tree in the Garden$2kSign up
1941 The Tower 1941$3kSign up
1943 Near the Docks, Woolloomooloo 1943$23.1kSign up
1944 (Serenade) 1944Unsold
1944 Garden Scene 1944$17.4kSign up
1944 Lover's Lane 1944$6.3kSign up
1946 Sunday Ride at Wagga$587Sign up
1946 House with Pine Tree 1946Unsold
1946 Paddington Scene 1946$18.1kSign up
1946 (Still Life) 1946$7.5kSign up
1946 Autumn in Victoria Street 1946Unsold
1947 Woolloomooloo 1947$45.6kSign up

Show 4 more (1940s)

1947 Broken Hill Landscape 1947$20.8kSign up
1948 Dadswell's Studio 1948$12.7kSign up
1949 Flower Piece 1949Unsold
1949 Street Scene, Sydney 1949$28.5kSign up

1950s 13 works

Sold: 8 of 13
Median: $9.7kSign up
Average: $17.5kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 35 in (57 × 89 cm)
Mediums: Oil (12), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (2), Figures & portraits (1)

1951 Dawn at Port Macquarie 1951$22.6kSign up
1952 La Perouse$4.8kSign up
1952 (Study for Feeding the Cats) (1952)$4.9kSign up
1952 The Mooreland Dam 1952Unsold
1954 New Guinea (Figure Studies)Unsold
1956 Dinghy (Dunk Island) 1956$9.1kSign up
1956 Old Wharf 1956Unsold
1956 (TERRACE HOUSES) 1956$58.1kSign up
1957 The King, Prince of Wales Island 1957Unsold
1957 THE KING, PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND 1957Unsold
1958 Woolloomooloo 1958$22.8kSign up
1958 The Yellow Door 1958$7.1kSign up

Show 1 more (1950s)

1959 Industry 1959$10.2kSign up

1960s 32 works

Sold: 23 of 32
Median: $6.7kSign up
Average: $9.5kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 24 in (53 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Oil (32)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (3), Figures & portraits (2), Boats (1)

1960 (Yirrkala) 1960$13.1kSign up
1960 Untitled (Dugout) 1960$5.2kSign up
1960 (Interior with Still Life) 1960Unsold
1961 Humpy$5kSign up
1961 Cat 1961$8.1kSign up
1962 The Cat on the Stove 1962$11.8kSign up · sold 2×
1962 Terrace House 1962Unsold
1962 Terrace House 1962Unsold
1962 Terrace House 1962Unsold
1963 Redfern Backyards 1963$16.4kSign up
1963 (Sydney Suburb) 1963$14.4kSign up
1964 The Widows$492Sign up

Show 12 more (1960s)

1964 Highland Woman$516Sign up
1964 Stormy SeasUnsold
1964 Vase of Flowers 1964$5.2kSign up
1964 Widows No.2 1964Unsold
1964 Windmill with Water Tank 1964$1.3kSign up
1964 Native Hut 1964$6.7kSign up
1965 Meal Time, Paddington$3.2kSign up
1965 The Red House 1965Unsold
1966 Terrace Houses, Balmain 1966$13kSign up
1966 Still Life with Red Jar 1966Unsold
1966 Terrace Houses, Balmain 1966$9.8kSign up
1967 The Yellow Boat$2.6kSign up

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 12 works

Sold: 11 of 12
Median: $16.3kSign up
Average: $18.3kSign up
Typical size: 25 × 34 in (63 × 87 cm)
Mediums: Oil (11), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1)

1970 Chopping Wood 1970$16.3kSign up
c. 1972 Country Wedding 1972-76$19.7kSign up
1972 Devotions 1972Unsold
1973 A Chance Meeting, Sydney Terraces 1973$18.4kSign up
1973 Woolloomooloo 1973$64.7kSign up
1974 (Terrace Houses) 1974$13.7kSign up
1974 (Darling Harbour) 1974$15kSign up
1974 Awning 1974$6.3kSign up
1975 The Shop 1975$6.7kSign up
1975 Paddington 1975$19.7kSign up
1976 (Untitled) 1976$20.6kSign up
1978 House, Winchester$86Sign up

1980s 10 works

Sold: 8 of 10
Median: $10.1kSign up
Average: $11.3kSign up
Typical size: 27 × 30 in (68 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Oil (10)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)

1980 Redfern 1980$30.7kSign up · sold 2×
1980 Country HomesteadUnsold · sold 3×
1980 Pastorale 1980$10.9kSign up
1985 George 1985Unsold
1985 Red Letter Box, Paddington 1985$9.4kSign up
1985 Paddington Terraces and Cat 1985$9.8kSign up
1986 Untitled (Glebe) 1986$10.4kSign up
1987 Westbourne Street, Petersham$2.5kSign up · sold 2×
c. 1988 Portrait of Barry Pearce, c.1988/9$1.8kSign up · sold 2×
1988 Woolloomooloo 1988$15.1kSign up

1990s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $2.4kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 18 in (61 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Markets & villages (1)

1991 Venetian Street Scene 1991$2.4kSign up

Creation date not recorded

6 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: 1 of 1
Median: $5.9kSign up
Average: $5.9kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 19.5 in (37 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2009 The Selector's Hut$5.9kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $353Sign up
Average: $3.9kSign up
Typical size: 11 × 15 in (28 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (3), Oil (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 Woolloomooloo Terraces$15.4kSign up
sold 2024 La Boutique$74Sign up
sold 2025 The Vacant Lot$3.3kSign up
sold 2026 (2)$212Sign up
sold 2026 (6)$353Sign 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 Sali Herman auction results →