Sali Herman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sali Herman Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 26, 2024
SALI HERMAN, TERRACE HOUSE, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, 1965
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) TERRACE HOUSE, WOOLLOOMOOLOO, 1965 oil on canvas 46.0 x 66.0 cm signed and dated lower right: S. Herman, 65 PROVENANCE Private collection Sotheby's, Sydney, 14 August 1990, lot 294 Henry Krongold, Melbourne Thence by descent Private collection, Melbourne © Sali Herman/Copyright Agency, 2024
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 25, 2024
Sali Herman, (1898-1993), Bush Landscape, 1966, oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Bush Landscape, 1966 oil on canvas signed and dated l.r.c. 'Herman, '66'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Nov. 20, 2024
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993), (Serenade) 1944
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) (Serenade) 1944 oil on canvas on board 51.5 x 39.0 cm; 67.0 x 54.0 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: S. Herman. 44
Menzies
Oct. 22, 2024
SALI HERMAN, 1898-1993, Still life, oil on canvas, 60cm x 43 cm (frame size 76.5cm x 61.5cm)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
SALI HERMAN 1898-1993 Still life oil on canvas signed lower right
Lawsons
Oct. 22, 2024
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Paris Rooftops 1953 oil on canvas 45 x 60cm
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Paris Rooftops 1953 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: S.Herman.53 45 x 60cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney The Estate of Carol Lynette Crooks, Sydney EXHIBITIONS: Sali Herman Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 June - 26 July 1981 (label verso) OTHER NOTES: © Sali Herman/Copyright Agency 2024
Leonard Joel
Oct. 13, 2024
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), 'La Boutique', Pencil, 26x36cm
Est: $120 - $250
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) 'La Boutique' Initialled lower right. Pencil 26x36cm PROVENANCE: The Fred and Elinor Wrobel Collection, Sydney; Estate Late Elinor Wrobel.
Davidson Auctions
Jun. 26, 2024
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993), Chopping Wood 1970
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Chopping Wood 1970 oil on canvas 78.0 x 133.0 cm; 106.0 x 163.0 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: S. Herman 70
Menzies
Jun. 25, 2024
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Australian Waifs 1951 oil on canvas 71 x 51cm
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Australian Waifs 1951 oil on canvas signed lower right: S. Her[man] artist's name, title and date on frame plaque 71 x 51cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 20 April 1993, lot 47 Private collection, Melbourne OTHER NOTES: © Sali Herman/Copyright Agency 2024
Leonard Joel
Jun. 25, 2024
Sali Herman, (1898-1993), Paddington, 1975, oil on canvas, 62.5 x 81 cm
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Paddington, 1975 oil on canvas signed and dated l.l.c. 'S. Herman, '75'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Jun. 19, 2024
SALI HERMAN, (1898 - 1993), Street Scene, decorative print after original, 43.5 x 63 cm (frame: 74 x 99 x 3 cm)
Est: $200 - $300
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) Street Scene decorative print after original gallery frame
Lawsons
May. 30, 2024
Sali Herman print together with others
Est: $30 - $50
Sali Herman print together with others
Lawsons
May. 21, 2024
Sali Herman, (1898-1993), Still Life, 1946, oil on board, 40.5 x 45.5 cm
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Still Life, 1946 oil on board signed and dated l.l.c. 'S. Herman, '46'
Shapiro Auctioneers
May. 21, 2024
Sali Herman, (1898-1993), Paddington, 1975, oil on canvas, 62.5 x 81 cm
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Paddington, 1975 oil on canvas signed and dated l.l.c. 'S. Herman, '75'
Shapiro Auctioneers
May. 16, 2024
SALI HERMAN, (1898 - 1993), Flower Piece, 1987, oil on canvas, 60 x 49.5 cm. (23.6 x 19.4 in.), frame: 82 x 71 x 4 cm. (32.2 x 27.9 x 1.5 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) Flower Piece, 1987 oil on canvas signed lower right, Collector's Choice Exhibition, 1989 label verso
Lawsons
May. 16, 2024
SALI HERMAN, (1898 - 1993), Village in Provence, oil on canvas, 45 x 59.5 cm. (17.7 x 23.4 in.), frame: 60 x 75 x 4 cm. (23.6 x 29.5 x 1.5 in.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) Village in Provence oil on canvas signed lower left
Lawsons
May. 07, 2024
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Drover's Camp, 1951
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Drover's Camp, 1951 signed and dated lower right: 'S.Herman.51' titled verso oil on canvas 45.5 x 61.0cm (17 15/16 x 24in).
Bonhams
Apr. 24, 2024
SALI HERMAN, PADDINGTON, 1967
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) PADDINGTON, 1967 oil on canvas 102.5 x 137.5 cm signed and dated lower right: S. Herman 67 PROVENANCE B.N. Beirman, Sydney, by 1971 Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney Private collection, Sydney, acquired c.1993 EXHIBITED Sali Herman, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, 8 October 1973, cat. 39 Sali Herman Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 June – 26 July 1981, cat. 92, lent by Mrs B.N. Beirman (label attached verso, as 'Terrace houses') LITERATURE Thomas, D., Sali Herman, Australian Art Monographs, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1962, pl. 66 (illus.), p. 112 Pearce, B., Sali Herman Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, cat. 92, pp. 27 (illus.), 80 (as 'Terrace houses') ESSAY We are grateful to Brenda Martin Thomas, wife of the late David Thomas AM, for kindly allowing us to reproduce David's writing in this catalogue entry. The rich vein of humanitarianism that runs throughout Sali Herman’s art finds ideal expression in Paddington, 1967. The older parts of inner Sydney, of Paddington and Woolloomooloo and their Victorian terraces attracted Herman during the forties as much as the people and street life around them. He was so fascinated by their character, both architectural and human, that he produced a series of paintings which today are not only full of the social history of a time now past, but are also fascinating as works of art. It began with McElhone Stairs, 1944 (National Gallery of Australia), which was awarded the 1944 Wynne Prize, accompanied by the howls of outrage that then plagued art prizes. Sydney Scene, 1946 was acquired by Yehudi Menhuhin; The Law Courts, 1946 went to the National Gallery of Victoria (via the Felton Bequest); and the Art Gallery of New South Wales added Near the Docks, 1949 to its collections. Other prominent private and public collectors gained similar works. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Myer chose the engaging Feeding the Cats, 1952, and the state galleries in Adelaide and Perth acquired Reconstruction, 1950 and Woolloomooloo, 1952, respectively. Herman painted old Sydney, then slums, with sympathy, a fresh eye and a lively mind. ‘To anybody used to pictures of gum trees and the harbour,’ he said, ‘my slum pictures were startling. But I painted houses, because houses are part of people and people are part ofhouses.’1 These pictures are peopled with anecdote – a woman sweeps the front footpath or sits at the window watching the passing parade (as in the present work), a child chases a dog and others play in a vacant lot. For those who lived in these small, often cramped terrace houses, the street offered the place to socialise. Herman also involves the personalities of the houses themselves, as in the peeling paint. As Barry Pearce observed, ‘With a palette knife he plastered and scraped his pigments across the canvas so that the textures took on the very character of the buildings he was portraying.’2 Through paintings such as these, where ideas, technique, and humanism harmonise, Sali Herman has long endeared himself to collectors. 1. Herman, cited in Hetherington, J., Australian Painters: Forty Profiles, F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1963, p. 77 2. Pearce, B., Swiss Artists in Australia, 1777 – 1991, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1991, p. 68 DAVID THOMAS © Sali Herman/Copyright Agency 2024
Deutscher and Hackett
Mar. 21, 2024
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Drover's House, Outback oil on canvas 18 x 22 in. (
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Drover's House, Outback oil on canvas 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 09, 2024
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), The Round-up, 1969., Oil on Canvas, 70x105cm
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) The Round-up, 1969. Oil on Canvas 70x105cm
Davidson Auctions
Mar. 09, 2024
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), House, Winchester, 1978., Pencil, 23x30cm
Est: $100 - $200
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) House, Winchester, 1978. Pencil 23x30cm PROVENANCE: Ken Hinds Cultural Heritage Collection.
Davidson Auctions
Feb. 13, 2024
SALI HERMAN, SETTLER’S HUT, BROOME, 1967
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) SETTLER’S HUT, BROOME, 1967 oil on canvas 56.0 x 61.0 cm 59.0 x 73.5 cm (frame) signed and dated lower right: S.Herman 67 PROVENANCE Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Canberra, then the United Kingdom, acquired from the above in 1973 Thence by descent Private collection, Sydney © Sali Herman/Copyright Agency 2024 This work is located in our Sydney Gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Nov. 29, 2023
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993), Terrace Houses, Balmain 1966
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Terrace Houses, Balmain 1966 oil on canvas 82.0 x 107.0 cm; 99.0 x 124.5 cm (framed) signed and dated lower right: S. Herman, 66
Menzies
Nov. 25, 2023
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), Portrait of Barry Pearce, c.1988/9., Oil on Canvas, 106x75cm
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) Portrait of Barry Pearce, c.1988/9. Barry Pearce states: "a memoir of my friendship with Sali" Oil on Canvas 106x75cm PROVENANCE: The Private Collection of Barry Pearce, former Head Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 25, 2023
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), 'Westbourne Street, Petersham,' 1987., Oil on Canvas, 44.5x59.5cm
Est: $4,500 - $6,500
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) 'Westbourne Street, Petersham,' 1987. A view from the front verandah of Barry Pearce's old residence, done during a visit by the artist. Oil on Canvas 44.5x59.5cm PROVENANCE: The Private Collection of Barry Pearce, former Head Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 25, 2023
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), The Round-up, 1969., Oil on Canvas, 70x105cm
Est: $4,000 - $7,000
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) The Round-up, 1969. Oil on Canvas 70x105cm
Davidson Auctions
Nov. 21, 2023
SALI HERMAN - MINE SITE - OIL ON BOARD
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) MINE SITE Signed and dated 63 lower left Oil on board 91 x 137cm Estimate $18,000/25,000 AUD
GFL Fine Art
Nov. 20, 2023
Sali Herman (1898-1993) En Provence, 1985
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
oil on canvas, signed and dated l.l.c. 'S. Herman, '85'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Oct. 10, 2023
SALI HERMAN, SETTLER’S HUT, BROOME, 1967
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) SETTLER’S HUT, BROOME, 1967 oil on canvas 56.0 x 61.0 cm 59.0 x 73.5 cm (frame) signed and dated lower right: S.Herman 67 PROVENANCE Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne Private collection, Canberra, then the United Kingdom, acquired from the above in 1973 Thence by descent Private collection, Sydney © Sali Herman/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Sydney Gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Oct. 08, 2023
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), 'New Guinea (Figure Studies)' 1954., Pencil, 30.5x23cm
Est: $200 - $300
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) 'New Guinea (Figure Studies)' 1954. Pencil 30.5x23cm PROVENANCE: Lawsons, Sydney, 12th September 1989 (lot 23)
Davidson Auctions
Sep. 20, 2023
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Ghost Town, 1933
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
oil on canvas, signed and dated l.l.c. 'Sali Herman, '33'
Shapiro Auctioneers
Aug. 29, 2023
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Woolloomooloo Art Gallery, 1988
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Woolloomooloo Art Gallery, 1988 signed and dated lower right: 'S. Herman 88' oil on canvas 60.0 x 90.0cm (23 5/8 x 35 7/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Aug. 23, 2023
§ SALI HERMAN 1898-1993 The Cat on the Stove 1962 oil on canvas 115 x 99 cm
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
§ SALI HERMAN 1898-1993 The Cat on the Stove 1962 oil on canvas signed and dated 'S. Herman. 62' lower right 115 x 99 cm PROVENANCE Sali Herman, Sydney Private Collection Australian Paintings, Prints & Sculpture, Christie's Australia, Sydney, 4 October 1977, lot 88, illustrated Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above Private Collection, Sydney, by descent from the above Important Australian Art, Smith & Singer (trading as Sotheby's Australia), Sydney, 3 May 2017, lot 108, illustrated Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Smith & Singer
Aug. 20, 2023
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), Portrait of a Writer, c.1988/9., Oil on Canvas, 106x75cm
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) Portrait of a Writer, c.1988/9. Oil on Canvas 106x75cm PROVENANCE: The Private Collection of Barry Pearce, former Head Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Davidson Auctions
Aug. 20, 2023
HERMAN Sali (1898-1993), House and Resident and Black Cat, 1987., Oil on Canvas, 44.5x59.5cm
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
HERMAN, Sali (1898-1993) House and Resident and Black Cat, 1987. Oil on Canvas 44.5x59.5cm PROVENANCE: The Private Collection of Barry Pearce, former Head Curator of Australian Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Davidson Auctions
Aug. 20, 2023
Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali) Herman (1898-1993) Australia, Slum Clearance, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 58. With original card title label verso, approx 50cm x 60cm
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali) Herman (1898-1993) Australia, Slum Clearance, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 58. With original card title label verso, approx 50cm x 60cm
Vickers & Hoad
Aug. 06, 2023
Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali) Herman (1898-1993) Australia, Slum Clearance, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 58. With original card title label verso. 50 cm x 60 cm
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali) Herman (1898-1993) Australia, Slum Clearance, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 58. With original card title label verso. 50 cm x 60 cm
Vickers & Hoad
Aug. 04, 2023
Sali Herman Pencil drawing
Est: $300 - $400
Pencil drawing by Sali Herman. 1959. Signed Dated 1959 and Labelled later in 1986: This is a drawing of the son of Nawalan chief of the Yirrkala Tribe, Arnhem Land. Paper measures 55x42. Thin paper lid down onto thicker paper. Remnants of sticky-tape on edges. Sali Herman (1898?1993) was an official artist for Australian during World War Two. He has won the Wynn Prize for times and the Sulman prize
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
May. 18, 2023
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) Kirribilli RSL, 1959 pencil 25 x 35.5 cm (frame: 36 x 45 x 2 cm) signed lower left, titled and dated verso
Est: $300 - $500
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) Kirribilli RSL, 1959 pencil 25 x 35.5 cm (frame: 36 x 45 x 2 cm) signed lower left, titled and dated verso
Lawsons
Apr. 04, 2023
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Junk at Low Tide, 1963
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Junk at Low Tide, 1963 signed and dated lower left: 'S. Herman. 63' oil on canvas 45.5 x 65.5cm (17 15/16 x 25 13/16in).
Bonhams
Apr. 04, 2023
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Terrace Houses, 1969
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Terrace Houses, 1969 signed and dated lower right: 'S. Herman 69' oil on canvas 72.0 x 133.0cm (28 3/8 x 52 3/8in).
Bonhams
Apr. 04, 2023
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Railway Station, 1947
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Railway Station, 1947 signed and dated lower left: 'S. Herman '47' oil on canvas on board 51.5 x 62.0cm (20 1/4 x 24 7/16in).
Bonhams
Mar. 29, 2023
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993), Country Wedding 1972-76
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Country Wedding 1972-76 oil on linen 101.5 x 138.0 cm signed and dated lower right: S. Herman 72/76 bears inscription verso: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ART GALLERY ''A COUNTRY WEDDING''
Menzies
Mar. 21, 2023
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Tree in the Garden 1941 oil on board
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) Tree in the Garden 1941 oil on board signed and dated lower right: S.Herman, 41 37 x 29cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Thence by descent
Leonard Joel
Feb. 15, 2023
SALI HERMAN, PADDINGTON STREET SCENE
Est: $18,000 - $25,000
SALI HERMAN (1898 - 1993) PADDINGTON STREET SCENE oil on canvas 58.5 x 89.5 cm 73.0 x 105.0 cm (frame) signed lower right: S. Herman PROVENANCE Private collection Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 23 August 1992, lot 195 (as 'Terraces') Private collection, Melbourne © Sali Herman/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery
Deutscher and Hackett
Dec. 04, 2022
Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali) Herman, (Australia, 1898-1993), Untitled - City Street Scene, Mixed media - watercolour & pencil, 34 x 25 cm. (13.39 x 9.84 in.)
Est: -
Sali Yakubowitsch (Sali) Herman (Australia,, 1898-1993) Untitled - City Street Scene Mixed media - watercolour & pencil pencil signed lower left, unframed.
Bargain Hunt Auctions
Dec. 01, 2022
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) The End of the Road 1964 oil on canvas
Est: $4,200 - $6,500
SALI HERMAN (1898-1993) The End of the Road 1964 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right: S. Herman, 64 44.5 x 65cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne Deutscher~Menzies, Sydney, 24 September 2008, lot 129 Private collection, Melbourne
Leonard Joel
Dec. 01, 2022
SALI HERMAN, EN PROVENCE 1985, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT, 44.5 X 60CM, FRAME SIZE: 54 X 70 CM
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
SALI HERMAN, EN PROVENCE 1985, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER LEFT, 44.5 X 60CM, FRAME SIZE: 54 X 70 CM
Leonard Joel
Nov. 29, 2022
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Going Home, Mykonos, 1974
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Sali Herman (1898-1993) Going Home, Mykonos, 1974 signed and dated lower left: 'S. Herman 74' titled verso: 'GOING HOME / MIKENOS' oil on canvas 45.0 x 60.0cm (17 11/16 x 23 5/8in).
Bonhams