Norris Embry Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Norris Embry Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 12, 2025
A NORRIS EMBRY, AMERICAN, NEO-EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT PAINTING
Est: $700 - $900
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), mixed media on paper painting depicting a colorful abstract neo-expressionist composition. Note: Norris Embry was an American artist associated with Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut, and Outsider Art born in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey outside New York City and Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago area, attending public schools through high school. Later, he studied at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Art Institute in Chicago. In the late 1940s, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy; his teacher, the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, was to have a lasting influence on Embry's work. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold "as-is", refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided.
Helios Auctions
Jan. 12, 2025
A NORRIS EMBRY, AMERICAN, NEO-EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT PAINTING
Est: $600 - $800
Norris Embry (American, 1921 - 1981), mixed media on paper painting depicting a colorful abstract neo-expressionist composition. Note: Norris Embry was an American artist associated with Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut, and Outsider Art born in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey outside New York City and Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago area, attending public schools through high school. Later, he studied at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Art Institute in Chicago. In the late 1940s, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy; his teacher, the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, was to have a lasting influence on Embry's work. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold "as-is", refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided.
Helios Auctions
Nov. 20, 2024
Norris Embry (1921-1981): Untitled (No. 881); and Souvenir of Hydra
Est: $800 - $1,200
Two ink and watercolor on paper, c. 1962, both signed 'Norris' lower right, Hydra dated '62' and with label from Robert Elkon Gallery, NY. Both 10 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (sight), 17 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (frame), 10 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (sight), 17 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Nov. 13, 2024
2 Norris Embry Abstract Paintings 1980
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two abstract mixed media on paper paintings. One initialed and dated 1980 along the upper left. One signed along the lower left and dated along the lower right. Both depicting shapes in warm hues.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 13, 2024
Norris Embry Abstract Painting 1978
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Acrylic on canvas board painting depicting abstracted forms portrayed in warm hues, 1978. Dated along the upper right; initialed along the center right.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 13, 2024
2 Norris Embry Abstract Figural Paintings
Est: $150 - $300
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two mixed media paintings on paper depicting abstracted figures. The painting in blue signed along the lower right. The painting on white signed along the lower right and dated 1966 along the lower left.
Revere Auctions
Nov. 10, 2024
A NORRIS EMBRY, AMERICAN, NEO-EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT PAINTING
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), mixed media on paper painting depicting a colorful abstract neo-expressionist composition. Note: Norris Embry was an American artist associated with Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut, and Outsider Art born in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey outside New York City and Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago area, attending public schools through high school. Later, he studied at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Art Institute in Chicago. In the late 1940s, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy; his teacher, the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, was to have a lasting influence on Embry's work. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold "as-is", refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided.
Helios Auctions
Nov. 10, 2024
A NORRIS EMBRY, AMERICAN, NEO-EXPRESSIONIST ABSTRACT PAINTING
Est: $700 - $1,000
Norris Embry (American, 1921 - 1981), mixed media on paper painting depicting a colorful abstract neo-expressionist composition. Note: Norris Embry was an American artist associated with Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut, and Outsider Art born in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey outside New York City and Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago area, attending public schools through high school. Later, he studied at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Art Institute in Chicago. In the late 1940s, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy; his teacher, the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, was to have a lasting influence on Embry's work. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold "as-is", refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided.
Helios Auctions
Sep. 17, 2024
2 Norris Embry Mixed Medias 1979-80
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two vibrant abstract mixed media on paper artworks. One signed along the upper right and dated 1980. One signed and dated 1979 along the lower right.
Revere Auctions
Sep. 17, 2024
Norris Embry Abstract Figural Painting
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Acrylic on canvas panel abstract painting depicting a figure and a blue tulip against a vibrant red background. Signed along the center behind the figure's head.
Revere Auctions
Sep. 17, 2024
2 Norris Embry Abstract Mixed Media Paintings
Est: $150 - $300
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two mixed media paintings depicting abstracted figures, ca. 1960s. The larger work signed and dated 1965 along the lower left. The smaller work signed along the lower right.
Revere Auctions
Aug. 07, 2024
Norris Embry Untitled Mixed Media, 1966
Est: $300 - $500
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), Untitled (Abstract Faces), Mixed Media on Paper, 1966, signed lower right and dated lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 12" H x 9" W; frame: 25" H x 18" W. Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue Collection. Keywords: Paintings, Neo-Expressionism, Outsider Art, Art Brut, Works on paper, Painting, Post-War & Contemporary Art
Auctions at Showplace
Jul. 24, 2024
Norris Embry "Floral Piece V" Still Life Painting
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Watercolor and acrylic on paper painting titled "Floral Piece V" depicting a still life of blooming flowers against an abstract background, 1976. Signed and dated along the lower right. Titled and dated along the verso.
Revere Auctions
Jul. 24, 2024
2 Norris Embry Mixed Media Paintings
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two mixed media on paper abstract paintings. One signed in white in the center right in the image. The other signed and dated 1979 along the lower right.
Revere Auctions
Jul. 24, 2024
2 Norris Embry Mixed Media Paintings
Est: $150 - $300
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two mixed media on paper abstract paintings. One signed along the lower right. The other signed and dated 1955 along the upper right. Both with a stamp "99/11" along the verso.
Revere Auctions
May. 29, 2024
2 Norris Embry Abstract Paintings ca. 1960s
Est: $150 - $300
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two mixed media on paper abstract paintings. One signed along the lower center the other signed along the lower right; dated 1966 along the lower left.
Revere Auctions
May. 29, 2024
Norris Embry Mixed Media Painting 1980
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Mixed media on canvas-laid board depicting two figures on a colorful abstract composition, 1980. Signed and dated along the lower margin.
Revere Auctions
May. 29, 2024
2 Norris Embry Mixed Media Paintings
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two mixed media on paper abstract paintings. Both signed along the lower right; one dated 1979 along the lower right.
Revere Auctions
May. 19, 2024
Norris Embry Untitled Mixed Media, 1966
Est: $400 - $600
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), Untitled (Abstract Faces), Mixed Media on Paper, 1966, signed lower right and dated lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 12" H x 9" W; frame: 25" H x 18" W. Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue collection. Keywords: Paintings, Neo-Expressionism, Outsider Art, Art Brut, Works on paper, Painting
Auctions at Showplace
Mar. 30, 2024
Norris Embry, Kentucky, New Jersey (1921 - 1981), untitled, 1974, mixed media, 17 1/4"H x 23 1/4"W (sight), 24"H x 29 3/4"W (frame)
Est: $500 - $700
Norris Embry Kentucky, New Jersey, (1921 - 1981) untitled, 1974 mixed media Gruenebaum Gallery, NY label verso. Biography from the Archives of askART: Norris Embry (January 14, 1921 – February 17, 1981) was an American artist associated with Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut and Outsider Art born in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey outside New York City and Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago area, attending public schools through high school. Later, he studied at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and the Art Institute in Chicago. In the late 1940s, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy; his teacher, the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, was to have a lasting influence on Embry's work. During his adolescent years in the Chicago area, Embry developed a keen interest in avant-garde literature, music and art. In 1947 Embry decided to devote his life to painting and, for the next 15 years until the early 1960s, embarked on a nomadic artistic career which would take him from San Francisco to New York, to post-war Europe, as well as Turkey and North Africa. Amongst the countries in Europe where he took up temporary residence were Italy, France, Germany, Spain, England and Sweden. It was the Mediterranean culture and climate that struck a chord with his heart and his artistic imagination, and in particular, Greece where he returned frequently. Throughout much of his life, Embry suffered from severe bouts of mental illness. In the mid-1960s, after having sought medical treatment at the Shepphard Pratt Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, he made that city his permanent residence. He continued to live and paint in Baltimore until the last weeks of his life. After a series of strokes, he died February 17, 1981 and was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Norris Embry's work stands outside both conventional and commercial appreciation, although he has been referred to as the first American German Expressionist. Amongst the painters he acknowledged as being a great influence (apart from his teacher Kokoschka) were: Jean Dubuffet, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Jackson Pollock, Emil Nolde, Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Egon Schiele, Georges Rouault and Wols. Another unexpected influence, the writer and illustrator James Thurber, can be seen particularly in Embry's whimsical cartoon-like monotypes that he produced throughout his career. The graffiti that fills much of his work records autobiographical details of his Life. From the late 1950s until his death, Embry's work was exhibited regularly in New York and other cities in the United States and Europe. Public collections • Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD • Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. • Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY • Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY • The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR • The Newark Museum, Newark, NY • University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY Source: Wikipedia, June 2019
Ripley Auctions
Mar. 30, 2024
Norris Embry, Kentucky, New Jersey (1921 - 1981), untitled, 1974, mixed media, 18 1/4"H x 23 1/4"W (sight), 24 3/4"H x 29 3/4"W (frame)
Est: $500 - $700
Norris Embry Kentucky, New Jersey, (1921 - 1981) untitled, 1974 mixed media Gruenebaum Gallery, NY label verso. Biography from the Archives of askART: Norris Embry (January 14, 1921 – February 17, 1981) was an American artist associated with Neo-Expressionism, Art Brut and Outsider Art born in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey outside New York City and Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago area, attending public schools through high school. Later, he studied at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and the Art Institute in Chicago. In the late 1940s, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy; his teacher, the expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, was to have a lasting influence on Embry's work. During his adolescent years in the Chicago area, Embry developed a keen interest in avant-garde literature, music and art. In 1947 Embry decided to devote his life to painting and, for the next 15 years until the early 1960s, embarked on a nomadic artistic career which would take him from San Francisco to New York, to post-war Europe, as well as Turkey and North Africa. Amongst the countries in Europe where he took up temporary residence were Italy, France, Germany, Spain, England and Sweden. It was the Mediterranean culture and climate that struck a chord with his heart and his artistic imagination, and in particular, Greece where he returned frequently. Throughout much of his life, Embry suffered from severe bouts of mental illness. In the mid-1960s, after having sought medical treatment at the Shepphard Pratt Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, he made that city his permanent residence. He continued to live and paint in Baltimore until the last weeks of his life. After a series of strokes, he died February 17, 1981 and was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Norris Embry's work stands outside both conventional and commercial appreciation, although he has been referred to as the first American German Expressionist. Amongst the painters he acknowledged as being a great influence (apart from his teacher Kokoschka) were: Jean Dubuffet, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, Jackson Pollock, Emil Nolde, Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Egon Schiele, Georges Rouault and Wols. Another unexpected influence, the writer and illustrator James Thurber, can be seen particularly in Embry's whimsical cartoon-like monotypes that he produced throughout his career. The graffiti that fills much of his work records autobiographical details of his Life. From the late 1950s until his death, Embry's work was exhibited regularly in New York and other cities in the United States and Europe. Public collections • Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD • Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. • Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY • Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY • The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR • The Newark Museum, Newark, NY • University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY Source: Wikipedia, June 2019
Ripley Auctions
Jan. 23, 2024
Norris Embry Mixed Media Painting
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Mixed media on paper painting depicting an abstracted figure in bright colors surrounded by shapes and words.
Revere Auctions
Jan. 07, 2024
Norris Embry Untitled Mixed Media, 1966
Est: $600 - $800
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), Untitled Abstract Faces, Mixed Media on Paper, 1966, signed lower right and dated lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 12" H x 9" W; frame: 25" H x 18" W. Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue collection. Keywords: Paintings, Neo-Expressionism, Outsider Art, Art Brut
Auctions at Showplace
Dec. 29, 2023
Norris EMBRY: Mixed Media Work on Paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981) mixed media figural study on paper in Expressionist style, signed, untitled, bearing Gruenbaum Gallery label. [Art: 17" H x 23" W; Frame: 25" H x 30" W].
Roland Auctions NY
Dec. 29, 2023
Norris EMBRY: Mixed Media Work on Paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981) mixed media figural study on paper in Expressionist style, signed, titled "A Man 2 Macks a Woman", bearing Gruenbaum Gallery label. [Art: 23" H x 18" W; Frame: 31" H x 27" W].
Roland Auctions NY
Nov. 15, 2023
Norris Embry Mixed Media Painting 1980
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Mixed media on paper painting depicting a face surrounded by yellow, red, and blue, 1980. Signed and dated along the lower right. The verso with a sketch of a figure.
Revere Auctions
Oct. 21, 2023
Norris EMBRY: Mixed Media Work on Paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981) mixed media figural study on paper in Expressionist style, signed, untitled, bearing Gruenbaum Gallery label. [Art: 17" H x 23" W; Frame: 25" H x 30" W].
Roland Auctions NY
Oct. 21, 2023
Norris EMBRY: Mixed Media Work on Paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981) mixed media figural study on paper in Expressionist style, signed, titled "A Man 2 Macks a Woman", bearing Gruenbaum Gallery label. [Art: 23" H x 18" W; Frame: 31" H x 27" W].
Roland Auctions NY
Oct. 20, 2023
European Artwork: "Young Man" - M/M Work
Est: $100 - $200
Joseph Louis Lamberton (French, 1867-1943). Mixed media work on card of a young man, probably European, signed illegibly lower right, in a gilt frame with French mat, glazed, with R. Briard, Marseille label. [Image: 8" H x 6" W; Frame: 13 1/4" H x 11 1/2" W]. In good condition.
Roland Auctions NY
Oct. 20, 2023
HASEGAWA: Woodblock Print - "Yanone"
Est: $50 - $100
Japanese wood block originated by Sadanobu Hasegawa. 19th -20th century. Titled "Yanone." Two calligraphy and chop marks top left, paper with ink stamp. [Sheet: 17 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches]. Top left corner and border trimmed in two places, otherwise in very good condition.
Roland Auctions NY
Sep. 13, 2023
2 Norris Embry Mixed Media Paintings
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of two mixed media on paper paintings depicting abstract and colorful forms. Both signed along the lower right; both titled along the verso of the mat. The work pictured on the right is titled "Sea Memory" and the work pictured on the left is titled "Shaping Up."
Revere Auctions
Sep. 13, 2023
Norris Embry Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Est: $400 - $800
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Mixed media painting on canvas laid board depicting abstract forms including a house, faces, and colorful shapes, 1978. Signed and dated along the lower right.
Revere Auctions
Jul. 19, 2023
Group of 2 Norris Embry Mixed Media Works on Paper
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Two mixed media paintings on paper including: One depicting a vibrant scene with three clown-like figures against the rainbow background. Signed in the right quadrant underneath the right-most figure. One depicting an energetic abstract scene against blue background, 1965. Signed along the lower right; dated along the lower left.
Revere Auctions
Jul. 19, 2023
Norris Embry "Naked Woman" Mixed Media Painting
Est: $400 - $800
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Mixed media on canvas board painting titled "Naked Woman" depicting a female figure in the lower center holding their arms behind their head, 1976. With Gruenebaum Gallery, Ltd. label. Further inscribed along the verso "Norris Embry Berlin #15 BS 3."
Revere Auctions
May. 16, 2023
3 Norris Embry Mixed Media Abstract Drawings
Est: $200 - $400
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Group of three mixed media on paper drawings and paintings depicting abstract scenes. All signed "N" along the lower right. Two works dated to circa 1965. Embry is most often associated with the Outsider art, Art Brut, and Neo-expressionist art movements.
Revere Auctions
May. 16, 2023
Norris Embry Mixed Media on Board Painting
Est: $400 - $800
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981). Mixed media painting on canvas laid board titled "2 Characters in Search of an Artist" depicting an abstract scene with two faces, 1977. Titled along the verso. With a label from Gruenebaum Gallery, New York, affixed to the verso. Embry is most often associated with the Outsider art, Art Brut, and Neo-expressionist art movements.
Revere Auctions
Dec. 04, 2022
A NORRIS EMBRY ABSTRACT AMERICAN PAINTING, 1961
Est: $500 - $700
Norris Embry (American, 1921 - 1981), untitled watercolor, gouache, crayon and ink on paper painting depicting an abstract composition with an oval face. Signed with the initials on the lower right. Matted and framed behind the glass. Please refer to the paper sheet containing the information about the painting attached to the backside. Norris Embry is known for Random funk-like abstract figures and portraits, neo-expressionism.
Helios Auctions
May. 31, 2022
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981)
Est: $300 - $600
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981) Monotype, 1956, signed and dated. Framed. Size: 11'' x 8.5'', 28 x 22 cm (image); 17'' x 15'', 43 x 38 cm (frame). Provenance: Collection of Joshua P. Smith.
Material Culture
Mar. 05, 2022
Norris Embry. "E 104," mixed media
Est: $600 - $1,000
(American, 1921-1981). Mixed media on paper, 1978, signed lr, image size: 17 3/4 x 23 1/2 in., framed.
Alex Cooper
Oct. 21, 2021
NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981)
Est: £100 - £200
NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981) NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981) Untitled composition signed and dated Norris Embry 1949 (lower left of mount) coloured inks, unframed image sheet: 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in)
Chiswick Auctions
Aug. 19, 2021
NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981)
Est: £200 - £300
NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981) NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981) Untitled composition signed and dated Norris Embry 1949 (lower left of mount) coloured inks, unframed image sheet: 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in)
Chiswick Auctions
May. 20, 2021
Norris Embry, mixed media on canvas, 1975
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), "The Sexes", oil, gouache and charcoal on canvas with artists board backing, gallery label verso, framed under glass, 30"h x 40"w (stretcher), 37"h x 47"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 13, 2021
NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981)
Est: £300 - £500
NORRIS EMBRY (AMERICAN 1921 - 1981) Untitled composition signed and dated Norris Embry 1949 (lower left of mount) coloured inks, unframed image sheet: 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in)
Chiswick Auctions
Jan. 28, 2021
Norris Embry (American, 1921â1981)
Est: $500 - $1,000
Norris Embry (American, 1921â1981), "Women in Profile and Ghosts, 1976, mixed media. Framed. Size: 24'' x 36'', 61 x 91 cm (sight); 31'' x 43'', 79 x 109 cm (frame). Provenance: Collection of Joshua P. Smith.
Material Culture
Dec. 11, 2020
Norris Embry "West Hollywood Florida" Drawing
Est: $400 - $600
Norris Embry (1921-1981). Ink and watercolor on paper titled "West Hollywood, Florida." Signed along the lower left and titled along the lower right. A gallery label from Robert Elkon Gallery, New York, New York, is attached to the frame verso. Provenance: Private collection, Minnesota. Sight; height: 8 in x width: 12 1/4 in. Framed; height: 14 1/2 in x width: 19 in.
Revere Auctions
Mar. 27, 2020
Norris Embry, mixed media painting on paper
Est: $100 - $150
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), "Pauli", 1974, signed "NO 74" lower left, partially illegible title upside down upper left, 18"h x 34"w (sight), 25"h x 30"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Mar. 27, 2020
Norris Embry, mixed media on paper
Est: $100 - $150
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), Untitled, 1966, signed "EMBRY" lower right, gallery label verso, 27"h x 21"w (sight), 34"h x 28"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Nov. 22, 2019
Norris Embry, mixed media painting on paper
Est: $200 - $300
Norris Embry (American, 1921-1981), "Pauli", 1974, signed "NO 74" lower left, partially illegible title upside down upper left, 18"h x 34"w (sight), 25"h x 30"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd