Herbert Ferber Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Herbert Ferber Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 27, 2026
Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Herbert Ferber
Est: $200 - $300
Abstract Expressionist sculpture in the style of Herbert Ferber (American 1906-1991). Signed on side "HF". 7" Tall x 8" Wide x 2 1/4" Deep. Piece on right side detached.
Willow Auction House
Oct. 21, 2025
If I Touch Them They Bleed (Game I)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program Herbert Ferber 1906 - 1991 If I Touch Them They Bleed (Game I) lead and brass, in 4 parts with wood base 15 ½ by 20 by 6 ½ in. 39.4 by 50.8 by 16.5 cm. Executed in 1949.
Sotheby's
May. 17, 2025
Herbert Ferber (American 1906-1991) , "Reversals" 1976, Acrylic on canvas, Signed and dated verso Ferber '76, 68" x 42", Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc. New York, Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston Massachusetts
Est: $300 - $500
Herbert Ferber (American 1906-1991) "Reversals" 1976 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated verso Ferber '76 68" x 42" Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery Inc. New York, Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston Massachusetts
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Dec. 18, 2024
Herbert Ferber
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
American, 1906-1991 Untitled, 1978 Signed and dated Ferber 78 Bronze with brown patina 29 1/2 x 41 x 26 inches (74.9 x 104.1 x 66 cm)
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 18, 2024
Herbert Ferber
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
American, 1906-1991 Aldo, 1944 Signed and dated Ferber 44 on the side Carved wood 17 3/4 x 8 x 6 3/4 inches (45.1 x 20.3 x 17.1 cm) There is a split in the wood from the top of the head through the eye down to the upper lip. Several small nicks and abrasions to surface.
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Jul. 16, 2024
Herbert Ferber, color silkscreen, 1970
Est: $100 - $150
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991) , "Peace", from the Peace Portfolio I, pencil signed and dated "Ferber, 70", 21"h x 26"w (sheet), loose and unframed
Millea Bros Ltd
Jun. 06, 2024
HERBERT FERBER (AMERICAN, 1906 - 1991)
Est: $600 - $800
Silkscreen with handpainted unique ink and gouache additions. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. Framed. 29 1/2 x 10 5/8"; 32 7/8 x 13 3/4" (overall). Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery. New York City.
Vallot Auctioneers
Jun. 05, 2024
Herbert Ferber
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
American, 1906-1991 Maquette for Wall Sculpture 1, 1979 Steel 19 1/2 x 23 x 11 1/2 inches (49.5 x 58.4 x 29.2 cm) Dust and grime in crevices. Patina is uneven throughout. No apparent breaks or losses.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 06, 2024
Herbert Ferber
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
American, 1906-1991 Maquette for Wall Sculpture 1, 1979 Steel 19 1/2 x 23 x 11 1/2 inches (49.5 x 58.4 x 29.2 cm) Dust and grime in crevices. Patina is uneven throughout. No apparent breaks or losses.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 20, 2023
Herbert Ferber Sculpture
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
(New York/Massachusetts, 1906-1991) Mercury I, 1955, signed in sculpture "Ferber/55", stamped at base of sculpture "Justrue - Patented", brass mounted on original painted wood base, 50-5/8 x 47 x 14 in.; with natural tree trunk pedestal, 38 x 12 x 12 in. Provenance: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, Inc. (accompanied by a facsimile of a 1961 letter of appraisal from the gallery); Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Kline; by descent in family Note: Herbert Ferber was influenced and created within the in the surroundings of European Surrealism in New York City in the 1940s, but wished not to be constrained by their ideologies. His sculptures were among the earliest Abstract Expressionist sculptural pieces then being made, much of which involved welding brass and copper, allowing him to make open sculptures described by some as "Surreal Abstraction". He was close to some of the "Irascibles" and considered himself aligned with their cause. For another from the series see: Christie's New York, Post War and Contemporary Sale, September 23, 2003, lot 19, sold for $11,950.
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 11, 2023
Herbert Ferber
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
American, 1906-1991 Maquette for Wall Sculpture 1, 1979 Steel 19 1/2 x 23 x 11 1/2 inches (49.5 x 58.4 x 29.2 cm) Dust and grime in crevices. Patina is uneven throughout. No apparent breaks or losses.
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Aug. 29, 2023
Herbert Ferber (1906-1991), "Sir James I," from "George’s Series," 1987, Acrylic and canvas collage on paper mounted to plywood panel, 24" H x 18" W
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Herbert Ferber (1906-1991) "Sir James I," from "George's Series," 1987 Acrylic and canvas collage on paper mounted to plywood panel Initialed lower right: HF; signed, titled, and dated, verso; titled again on a gallery label, affixed verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Jul. 19, 2023
Hommage to Piranesi
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Herbert Ferber 1906 - 1991 Homage to Piranesi copper 39 by 18¼ by 18¼ in. 99.2 by 46.4 by 46.4 cm. Executed in 1965.
Sotheby's
Jul. 12, 2023
Herbert Ferber, Number 15
Est: $800 - $1,000
Herbert Ferber Number 15 1972 gouache and collage on paper sight: 11 h x 22.375 w in (28 x 57 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Ferber 72'. Provenance: Millea Bros Ltd. Boonton, NJ, The Ciba-Geigy Art Collection, 9 November 2013, Lot 1393 | Private Collection, New Jersey This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Wright
May. 23, 2023
Herbert Ferber (1906-1991) Spheroid, 1954-1962 Copper and brass 36 x 23 x 24 inc
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Herbert Ferber (1906-1991) Spheroid, 1954-1962 Copper and brass 36 x 23 x 24 inches (91.4 x 58.4 x 61.0 cm) Signed and dated: Ferber 54-62 PROVENANCE: Hackett Mill, San Francisco, California; Private collection, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: Knoedler & Company, New York, "Herbert Ferber: Calligraph Emblem of Motion," October 4-November 10, 2001, no. 2; Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, California, "A Culture in the Making: Art Miami Basel," December 6-10, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue, p. 49; Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, California, "Synchronies: Undercurrents in Postwar Abstraction," January 8-February 28, 2009; National Academy Museum, New York, "Wired, Welded, Cast & Carved: Abstract American Sculpture 1952-1962," September 17-December 12, 2009; Hackett Mill, San Francisco, California, "Transcendent," April 9-July 2, 2010; Hackett Mill, San Francisco, California, "Symbiosis: Conversations Between East and West," October 7-December 23, 2011. LITERATURE: W.V. Anderson, The Sculpture of Herbert Ferber, Minneapolis, 1962, p. 61, no. 180, not illustrated (as Spheroid with Cluster); F.W. McDarrah and G.S. McDarrah, The Artist's World in Pictures, New York, 1988, p. 143, illustrated. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 11, 2023
Herbert Ferber By E. C. Goossen
Est: $10 - $1,000
Copyright 1981. Hardcover. 13.25 X 12.25"
Berner's Auction Gallery
Apr. 28, 2023
HERBERT FERBER, PEACE FROM THE PEACE PORTFOLIO, SCREENPRINT
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Herbert Ferber, American (1906 - 1991) Title: Peace from the Peace Portfolio Year: 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 21 in. x 26 in. (53.34 cm x 66.04 cm)
RoGallery
Apr. 22, 2023
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991), "Warren I"
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991) "Warren I", 1968 copper sculpture cast signature and dated along interior of one curve, on a black metal base. h. 21-1/2", w. 18", d. 18", base h. 18-1/2", w. 13", d. 13" Provenance: Knoedler & Company, New York, New York; Collection of Polly and Ed Renwick, New Orleans, Louisiana. Notes: I think of my sculpture as consisting of forms, spaces, planes, biomorphic shapes, geometric shapes in relation to each other as if there was a kind of choreography taking place. At a certain moment, in any choreographed dance, there is a stop, a pause. Similarly, there is a pause in the sculpture. If your eye moves, the choreography, the dance, continues and as you move around such a piece of sculpture or in the 'Environment', the relationship of the parts changes optically. A kind of movement occurs. Herbert Ferber ArtForum, April 1971
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Apr. 19, 2023
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991) Maquette for Homage to Piranesi V , 1965
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991) Maquette for Homage to Piranesi V , 1965 copper incised Ferber and dated Height: 19 1/2 inches. Property from the Collections of Webster University, Sold to Benefit the Student Experience
Freeman’s | Hindman
Mar. 17, 2023
Work on paper, Herbert Ferber
Est: $700 - $1,000
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991), Untitled, 1974, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, sheet: 14"h x 25.5"w, overall (with frame): 23.5"h x 35"w. Provenance: Private collection of composer and art dealer Robert Aichele.
Clars Auctions
Feb. 09, 2023
Work on paper, Herbert Ferber
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991), Untitled, 1974, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, sheet: 14"h x 25.5"w, overall (with frame): 23.5"h x 35"w. Provenance: Private collection of composer and art dealer Robert Aichele.
Clars Auctions
Oct. 20, 2022
Herbert Ferber, Untitled
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Herbert Ferber Untitled 1946 patinated bronze, fiberboard 5 h × 8.375 w × 4 d in (13 × 21 × 10 cm) Incised signature and date near base 'Ferber 46'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oct. 12, 2022
Herbert Ferber American, 1906-1991 Event Horizon, 1975
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Herbert Ferber American, 1906-1991 Event Horizon, 1975 Signed and dated Ferber 1975 on the reverse Acrylic on canvas 84 x 124 inches (213 x 315 cm) Provenance: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York C Estate of a Boca Raton and Manhattan Lady
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 26, 2022
HERBERT FERBER - CIRCLE WITH FOUR ELEMENTS III
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 12 Herbert Ferber American (1906-1991) Circle with Four Elements III (1978) weathered copper with green patina on slate base incised signature and 'C78' on plaque affixed to the base 80 x 94 x 45 inches Provenance: From the Mazer Collection
Capsule Gallery Auction
May. 26, 2022
Herbert Ferber, Peace from the Peace Portfolio, Screenprint
Est: $500 - $600
Artist: Herbert Ferber, American (1906 - 1991) Title: Peace from the Peace Portfolio Year: 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 21 in. x 26 in. (53.34 cm x 66.04 cm)
RoGallery
Apr. 07, 2022
Herbert Ferber, (American, 1906-1991), Sculptural Frieze, 1970, color screenprint with mixed media, 10 1/2" x 29 3/8"
Est: $200 - $300
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991) Sculptural Frieze, 1970 color screenprint with mixed media signed and dated lower right A.P. lower left blindstamp lower right edge 10 1/2" x 29 3/8"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Mar. 30, 2022
Herbert FERBER (1906 - 1991) WALL SCULPTURE #3 (SEMAPHORE SERIES) - 1984 Acrylique sur toile et assemblage en acier peint
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Herbert FERBER (1906 - 1991) WALL SCULPTURE #3 (SEMAPHORE SERIES) - 1984 Acrylique sur toile et assemblage en acier peint Signé et daté deux fois en bas au centre "Ferber, 84" et sur une plaque en bas à droite "Ferber, 84" h: 47 w: 42 d: 16 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, France A l'actuel propriétaire par descendance Commentaire : Acrylic on canvas and painted steel assemblage; signed and dated twice lower centre and on a plate lower right Estimation 1 000 - 1 500 €
Artcurial
Mar. 17, 2022
HERBERT FERBER - GLOVER
Est: $800 - $1,200
Lot 33 Herbert Ferber American (1906-1991) Glover (1970) screenprint, gouache and watercolor on wove paper signed lower right, numbered 32/75 sheet: 10 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches Additional Information: hand-painted screenprint Provenance: André Emmerich Gallery, NY label and stamp verso
Capsule Gallery Auction
Dec. 15, 2021
Herbert Ferber, Caligraph
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Herbert Ferber Caligraph 1966 bronze 9 h × 4 w × 3 d in (23 × 10 × 8 cm) Incised signature and date to base 'HF 66'. Provenance: Private Collection | Private Collection, Pennsylvania This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Rago upon request. Rago strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@ragoarts.com to request a condition report.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 06, 2021
Herbert Ferber American, 1906-1991 Williams IV, 1976
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Herbert Ferber American, 1906-1991 Williams IV, 1976 Signed and dated Ferber 76 on the reverse Brass 13 5/8 x 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (34.6 x 46.3 x 29.8 cm) Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York Private collection, CT, purchased from the above in 1977 Thence by descent to the estate C Estate of a Prominent Connecticut Collector
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 17, 2021
Herbert Ferber American 1906-1991 Caligraph August, 1964
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Herbert Ferber American 1906-1991 Caligraph August, 1964 Signed Ferber and dated 64 on metal plate at bottom Epoxy resin and fiberglass 47 1/2 x 24 x 7 inches (120.7 x 61 x 17.8 cm) •
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 17, 2021
Herbert Ferber, abstract drawing
Est: $300 - $500
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991), untitled, 1979, pastel on paper, signed "Faber 11/79" lower right, loose and unframed, 9"h x 12"w (sheet)
Millea Bros Ltd
Sep. 17, 2020
HERBERT FERBER Study for Williams V.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HERBERT FERBER Study for Williams V. Watercolor on paper, 1977. 500x630 mm; 19 1/2x24 3/4 inches. Signed and dated in watercolor, lower right recto. Ex-collection private collection, New York. The current work is a study for Ferber's (1906-1991) sculpture series titled Williams, which the artist executed from circa 1976. In this series, Ferber used flattened vertical pylons so that the vertical linear elements would not be immediately apparent. In this way, the center horizontal forms appear as if they are floating with hidden means of support. Ferber, born Herbert Ferber Silver, began his fine art studies at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, New York while simultaneously training in dentistry. Ferber opened his own dentistry practice in 1934 and continued his artistic pursuits at the National Academy of Design. He had a broad range of interests including philosophy and was well-traveled throughout Europe and Central America. Influenced by the modernist artist William Zorach (1887-1966, see lots 61-63), Ferber used the direct-carving process in creating his sculptures. The majority of his earlier works were carved in wood before he moved towards raw materials, cast metal and eventually to welding. Ferber's sculptural forms reference his travel experiences; influenced by medieval French architecture, African and Pre-Columbian sculpture. His later work ranged from abstract, calligraphic forms to his self-contained cage structures of the 1960s. These structures are a departure from Surrealism with an imposing stature though seemingly weightless and unburdened. With a focus on the experience of the viewer and their relationship to their surroundings, Ferber created one of the first large-scale indoor installations, A Sculpture as Environment for the Whitney Museum in 1961. A realized brass sculpture from the Williams series, Williams 2B, sold Christie's East, New York, November 17, 1992, lot 227.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 27, 2020
Herbert Ferber, Peace from the Peace Portfolio, Silkscreen
Est: $500 - $600
Artist: Herbert Ferber, American (1906 - 1991) Title: Peace from the Peace Portfolio Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 21 in. x 26 in. (53.34 cm x 66.04 cm)
RoGallery
Mar. 25, 2020
Herbert Ferber, Calligraph
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Herbert Ferber Calligraph 1966 bronze 8.75 h × 3 w × 4 d in (22 × 8 × 10 cm) Signed and dated to base 'HF 66'. condition: Good condition. Mounted to black Lucite base.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Feb. 13, 2020
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991) Untitled
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991) Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991)Untitledsigned and dated 'Feber 74' (to one side)copperHeight: 11 in. (28 cm.)Executed in 1974.
Christie's
Aug. 06, 2019
Herbert Ferber (American 1906 - 1991)
Est: $100 - $200
Abstract Expressionist lithograph. Pencil signed and numbered 60/100 . Dated 1959 in plate. 18 1/16 x 17 in.
Vallot Auctioneers
Jun. 13, 2019
HERBERT FERBER Abstract Composition.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HERBERT FERBER Abstract Composition. Watercolor on paper, 1979. 225x300 mm; 9x12 inches. Signed and dated "11/79" in ink, lower right. Ex-collection private collection, New Jersey.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 25, 2019
Herbert Ferber (American 1906 - 1991)
Est: $100 - $200
Abstract Expressionist lithograph. Pencil signed and numbered 60/100 . Dated 1959 in plate. 18 1/16'' x 17''
Vallot Auctioneers
Feb. 27, 2019
HERBERT FERBER - Richmond I
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
HERBERT FERBER - Richmond I
Phillips
Feb. 13, 2019
HERBERT FERBER, (AMERICAN, 1906-1991), "INTERLOKEN"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HERBERT FERBER (american, 1906-1991) "INTERLOKEN" Signed, titled and dated 79 verso, acrylic on canvas (relief). 62 x 89 x 13 1/2 in. (157.5 x 226.1 x 34.3cm) provenance: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, New York. Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida. Private Collection, McLean, Virginia (acquired directly from the above in 1983). Freeman's, Philadelphia, Modern & Contemporary Art, May 8, 2017, lot 34. Private Collection (acquired directly from the above).
Freeman's | Hindman
Oct. 30, 2018
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906–1991)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Herbert Ferber (American, 1906–1991) Untitled painted corten steel 9 ½ x 10 ¾ x 11 in. (24.1 x 27.3 x 27.9 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 17, 2018
Herbert Ferber, Peace from the Peace Portfolio, Silkscreen
Est: $500 - $600
Artist: Herbert Ferber, American (1906 - 1991) Title: Peace from the Peace Portfolio Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Size: 21 in. x 26 in. (53.34 cm x 66.04 cm)
RoGallery
Jun. 02, 2018
HERBERT FERBER (1906-1991): UNTITLED
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
HERBERT FERBER (1906-1991): UNTITLED Patinated brass and copper, 1957, signed 'Ferber' and dated on the reverse. 17 x 8 x 6 in. Note: American artist Herbert Ferber was a New York School painter and sculptor best-known for his soldered and welded metal sculptures. Ferber studied fine art in the evenings while attending Columbia University Dental School and practiced as a dentist while pursuing his art from 1930 into the 1950s. By the mid-1950s, he dedicated himself totally to his art, becoming one of the leading Abstract Expressionist sculptors and an important member of the group of American artists who pioneered the Ab Ex movement in the years following World War II.
STAIR
May. 08, 2018
HERBERT FERBER, (AMERICAN, 1906-1991), "INTERLOKEN"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HERBERT FERBER (american, 1906-1991) "INTERLOKEN" Signed, titled and dated 79 verso, acrylic on canvas (relief). 62 x 89 x 13 1/2 in. (157.5 x 226.1 x 34.3cm) provenance: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, New York. Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida. Private Collection, McLean, Virginia (acquired directly from the above in 1983).
Freeman's | Hindman
Mar. 21, 2018
Herbert Ferber
Est: CHF10,000 - CHF15,000
Sextant
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
Mar. 01, 2018
Herbert Ferber (1906-1991) - Wall Sculpture #5
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Herbert Ferber (1906-1991) Wall Sculpture #5 acrylic on canvas and painted steel assemblage 72 x 80 x 20 in. (182.9 x 203.2 x 50.8 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 05, 2017
FERBER, Herbert. Oil on Board. Untitled Abstract
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
1973. Signed and dated 7-73 verso. Herbert Ferber (American, 1906-1991).
Clarke Auction Gallery