Sir Hubert Von Herkomer Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sir Hubert Von Herkomer Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 19, 2025
(2) Large Pair of 19th Century Hubert Von Herkomer (1849-1914) British, River Landscape Oil on Canvas Paintings
Est: $600 - $900
(2) Large Pair of 19th Century Hubert Von Herkomer (British 1849-1914) River Landscape Oil on Canvas Paintings. Hubert von Herkomer was a prominent member of the Royal Academy, Royal Water-Colour Society, and the Royal Engravers. He left Bavaria for Southampton in 1857, and studied at the Royal College of Art, London. Herkomer was equally well received for his paintings, sculptures and etchings. He founded and directed the Herkomer School of Art at Bushey, Herfordshire (1883-1904), and was the Slade Professor of Art at Oxford University from 1885 to 1894. Herkomer as well wrote a great deal upon the arts. His most famous books include Etchings and Mezzotint Engraving, which was published in 1892, and his autobiography, My School and my Gospel, published in 1907. In 1896 Hubert von Herkomer was Knighted by Queen Victoria. Overall Size: 27 1/2 x 41 in. Sight Size: 21 1/4 x 35 1/4 in. #4964 Overall Size: 27 1/2 x 41 in. Sight Size: 21 1/4 x 35 1/4 in. #4965
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jan. 15, 2025
SIR HUBERT VON HERKOMER (BRITISH 1849-1914)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
SIR HUBERT VON HERKOMER (BRITISH 1849-1914) LADY WITH RED HEAD-FLOWER ARRANGEMENT signed with initials and dated 1877, oil on canvas 61cm x 41cm (24in x 16in) Anthony Mould Ltd, London, from whom acquired 1982, £2,312. Exhibited:Watford Museum and Bushey Museum Trust, International Herkomer Exhibition, 1988.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 11, 2024
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914), GRANDFATHER'S PET
Est: $200 - $300
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914), German/British GRANDFATHER'S PET printed and published by the Fine Art Society, London, 1880 Estimate: $200—300 CAD
Waddington's
Mar. 20, 2024
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO RA RWS (1849-1914)
Est: £150 - £300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO RA RWS (1849-1914) John Ruskin mezzotint published by The Fine Art Society, 1880 50 x 36.5cm Pl. Provenance: By descent in the artist's family Literature: J. Saxon Mills, Life and Letters of Sir Hubert von Herkomer, 1923, pp.107-8 Engraved after the watercolour portrait by Herkomer, done in 1879 (now in the National Portrait Gallery), which Ruskin declared "a beautiful drawing of me, the first that has ever given what good may be gleaned out of the clods of my face".
Cheffins
Dec. 28, 2023
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Oct. 31, 2023
Von Herkomer, O/B Figure At Candlelit Table
Est: $50 - $5,000
attributed to Sir Hubert Von Herkomer (Br. 1849-1914) signed lower left, titled lower right. Frame size: 15 1/2" high, 13 1/8" wide. Scuffs, crazing.
Schwenke Auctioneers
Aug. 03, 2023
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jun. 28, 2023
HUBERT VON HERKOMER R.A. (GERMAN/BRITISH 1849-1914) PORTRAIT OF A TURKISH GIRL - 1879
Est: £400 - £600
HUBERT VON HERKOMER R.A. (GERMAN/BRITISH 1849-1914) PORTRAIT OF A TURKISH GIRL - 1879 Signed with initials and dated lower left, watercolour and body colour on paper laid on board (60cm x 49.5cm (23.75in x 19.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 09, 2023
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Mar. 09, 2023
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jan. 26, 2023
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Sep. 08, 2022
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jul. 21, 2022
Hubert Von Herkomer Mixed Method Engraving
Est: $100 - $200
Sir Hubert Von Herkomer (Bavarian-British, 1849-1914) Study of an Arab Head. Mixed method engraving called Herkomergravure. Created by the artist in collaboration with Norman Hirst (1862-1955). Monotype with hand applied ink to a lithographic stone. Signed and dated 95 in the plate. Plate: 9 1/8" x 7 1/8". Paper: 12" x 9". Tears to the margins. Crease to lower right. From the Estate of Albert Groll.
Willow Auction House
Jul. 14, 2022
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jun. 16, 2022
Hubert Von Herkomer Mixed Method Engraving
Est: $200 - $400
Sir Hubert Von Herkomer (Bavarian-British, 1849-1914) Study of an Arab Head. Mixed method engraving called Herkomergravure. Created by the artist in collaboration with Norman Hirst (1862-1955). Monotype with hand applied ink to a lithographic stone. Signed and dated 95 in the plate. Plate: 9 1/8" x 7 1/8". Paper: 12" x 9". Tears to the margins. Crease to lower right. From the Estate of Albert Groll.
Willow Auction House
May. 29, 2022
H.HERKOMER (1849-1914), Hubert Herkomer ARA And His Children, 1879, Etching
Est: €150 - €200
Hubert von Herkomer (1849 Waal - 1914 Budleigh Salterton, Devonshire): Hubert Herkomer ARA And His Children, 1879, Etching Technique: Etching on Cardboard Inscription: Inscribed below: "H. H. 79." and "Hubert Herkomer A.R.A. And His Children". Piercing bust portrait of Sir Hubert von Herkomer, turned slightly to the left, dressed in a dark suit with a tie around his neck; below a vignette of his two children embracing intimately . Date: 1879 Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Portraits, Germany,
Fichter Kunsthandel
Oct. 21, 2021
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Sep. 28, 2021
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) aquarel, 51,5 x 41,5, Stilleven met Begonia
Est: €200 - €400
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) aquarel, 51,5 x 41,5, Stilleven met Begonia, gesigneerd en gedateerd l.o.
Veilinghuis Van Spengen
Jun. 25, 2021
HERKOMER, Hubert von (1849 Waal - 1914 Budleigh Salterton). von Herkomer: Familienidyll.
Est: -
HERKOMER, Hubert von(1849 Waal - 1914 Budleigh Salterton) Familienidyll Mischtechnik "Herkomer-Graveure". Bleistiftsignatur. Platte: 25,5 x 21,5 cm, Blatt: 43,5 x 32,5 cm, im Passepartout: 45,5 x 35 cm. Kleberest im oberen rechten Bereich. Deutsch-britischer Maler, Bildhauer, Regisseur, Filmemacher und Schriftsteller, gilt ebenso als Wegbereiter des Automobilsports in Deutschland. Er erfand die sogenannte "Herkomergravure" - eine Mischtechnik aus Radierung und Fotografie.
Auktionshaus Wendl
May. 20, 2021
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Mar. 25, 2021
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Feb. 18, 2021
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Dec. 10, 2020
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Nov. 10, 2020
Sir Hubert Von Herkomer (1849-1914) Babes in the Wood
Est: £40 - £60
Sir Hubert Von Herkomer (1849-1914) Babes in the Wood. Etching, titled and signed with initials in pencil to the margin 21.5cm x 26cm.
The Pedestal
Oct. 20, 2020
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914)
Est: €800 - €1,600
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914), Portrait of a honourable gentleman, oil on canvas, signed upper right and dated 1910.
Deutsch Auktionen
Apr. 23, 2020
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Apr. 08, 2020
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jan. 29, 2020
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) British. "An Idyl [sic]", Print with Inscription, Unframed, Overall 10.25" x 8".
Est: £20 - £40
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) British. "An Idyl [sic]", Print with Inscription, Unframed, Overall 10.25" x 8".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 27, 2019
SIR HUBERT VON HERKOMER, RA (1849-1916) "FAR AWAY THOUGHTS"
Est: £300 - £500
signed lower left "18H.H.82" oil on card (Dimensions: 15 x 7 cm) (15 x 7 cm) Condition report: The painting is in oil and assumed to be on a piece of board, although it was not possible to view the reverse. There is a paint loss at the upper left corner but the rest of the paint layer is in a good condition. The varnish is slightly yellowed. There are losses to the gilding on the frame and the glazing is dirty.
Cheffins
Nov. 23, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Oct. 26, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Sep. 14, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jul. 13, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jun. 26, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) British/German. Study of a Rabbi, holding a Book, Oil on Canvas, Signed with Initials and Dated 1891, Unframed, 42.25" x 28".
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) British/German. Study of a Rabbi, holding a Book, Oil on Canvas, Signed with Initials and Dated 1891, Unframed, 42.25" x 28".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 07, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer (British, 1849-1914)
Est: $100 - $200
Children and Grandfather etching signed in pencil in margin l.r. initialed HH in plate l.r. framed 5.25 x 6.25 in. (sight) 14.25 x 15.25 in. (frame)
Cowan's Auctions
Mar. 10, 2019
ATTRIBUTED TO HUBERT VON HERKOMER (BRITISH, 1849-1914) LANDSCAPE WITH BUILDINGS
Est: $200 - $300
Attributed to Hubert von Herkomer (British, 1849-1914) Landscape with Buildings Ink on paper 2-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches (6.7 x 19.7 cm) PROPERTY OF A LADY, MONTAUK, NEW YORK PROVENANCE: Christopher Wood Gallery, London, England; Shepherd Gallery, New York. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Feb. 14, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jan. 19, 2019
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Dec. 17, 2018
Sir Hubert von Herkomer (German / British 1849 - 1914) Engraving
Est: $150 - $250
Depicting William Hepworth Thompson, initialed and dated for 1881 in the plate, pencil signed at the lower right.
Locati LLC
Oct. 13, 2018
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jul. 18, 2018
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Mar. 22, 2018
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jan. 30, 2018
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jan. 27, 2018
†Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914), "Head Study of a Bearded Man," c. 1895, etching, presented in an ebonized frame with a gilt lin.
Est: $200 - $400
Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914), "Head Study of a Bearded Man," c. 1895, etching, presented in an ebonized frame with a gilt liner, H.- 6 1/8 in., W.- 5 1/8 in.
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Nov. 28, 2017
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Oct. 28, 2017
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Aug. 30, 2017
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books
Jun. 15, 2017
Hubert von Herkomer etching
Est: $200 - $300
Sir Hubert von Herkomer CVO (1849-1914) British painter of German descent, and also a pioneering film-director and composer. Though a very successful portraitist, especially of men, he is mainly remembered for his earlier works that took a realistic approach to the conditions of life of the poor. Hard Times, showing the family of a travelling day-labourer at the side of a road, is probably his best known work. Original etching, title "The Poacher's Fate", plate signed, image approx. 14 x 10-1/4" plus margins. Done c. 1880. Herkomer etched this print after one of his own paintings.
East Coast Books