Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 01, 2026
Ella Hergesheimer (American / Tennessee)
Est: $200 - $400
Qualifies for in-house shipping---Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, Tennessee, 1873-1943), oil on canvas depicting still life with flowers on a table against a draped cloth, signed lower left, unframed; 25" x 28"; relined, craquelure, scattered small losses to paint---Hergesheimer was the great-great granddaughter of Charles Wilson Peale. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with William Merritt Chase, who considered her to be one of his finest students. As a senior, she was judged the best pupil in her class. In 1907, she received a commission to paint the portrait of Holland Nimmons McTyeire, the Methodist bishop who convinced Cornelius Vanderbilt to endow Vanderbilt University. To work on the commission, she relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where she remained until her death in 1943. (Inv. 10)
Ivy Auctions
Oct. 30, 2025
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (1873-1943) Two lithographs.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (1873-1943) Two lithographs. i) Southern Magnolias, lithograph on Rives BFK, circa 1937. Edition of 50. Signed, titled and inscribed "Edition 50 - 7th print" in pencil, lower margin. 17 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (43.5 x 35.9 cm.), full margins. ii) Regal Lilies, lithograph, circa 1937. Edition of 54. Signed, titled and inscribed "Edition 54 - 7th print" in pencil, lower margin. 17 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (43.5 x 29 cm.), full margins.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 21, 2025
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer Landscape
Est: $50 - $1,000
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer Landscape. Oil on board, signed (lr) Sight: 10 1/2"h x 13 1/2"w Condition: Some craquelure, chipped paint, loss of gilt and gesso to frame.
The Auction Barn
Aug. 07, 2025
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, American/Tennessee 1873-1943, “Southern Belle”, oil on canvas
Est: $400 - $600
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer American/Tennessee, 1873-1943 "Southern Belle" oil on canvas signed lower left, unframed.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 29, 2025
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (TN, 1873-1943)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (TN, 1873-1943) Man in Turkish Costume, oil on academy board, signed lower left, in gilt gesso matched corner frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jun. 06, 2025
Hergesheimer, “The Old Mill, Nantucket.”
Est: $400 - $600
Hergesheimer, Ella Sophonisba (Tennessee, 1871-1959). “The Old Mill, Nantucket.” Woodblock print. Signed and titled in pencil l.l. Frame: 18 1/4" x 15 1/8".
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Apr. 15, 2025
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (1873 - 1943) Silver Moon Roses.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (1873 - 1943) Silver Moon Roses. Color woodcut on Japan paper. 353x292 mm; 13⅞x11½ inches, wide margins. Edition of 75. Signed, titled, and inscribed "Edition 75 - 1st print" and "imp" in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 15, 2025
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (1873 - 1943) A Southern Magnolia.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (1873 - 1943) A Southern Magnolia. Lithograph with hand coloring, circa 1937. 358x433 mm; 14⅛x17 inches, wide margins. Signed, titled and inscribed "Edition 54 - 35th print" in pencil, lower margin. Provenance Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection, New York
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 15, 2025
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (1873 - 1943) The Dead Magnolia.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (1873 - 1943) The Dead Magnolia. Lithograph, circa 1937. 310x428 mm; 12⅛x16⅞ inches, wide margins. Signed, titled and numbered 54/2 in pencil, lower margin. Provenance Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection, New York
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 15, 2024
Ella Sophinisba Hergesheimer (1873-1943), "Giant Eucalyptus, San Diego, Cal," 1936
Est: $500 - $700
Ella Sophinisba Hergesheimer (1873-1943) "Giant Eucalyptus, San Diego, Cal," 1936 Woodcut in colors on paper From the edition of 50 Signed and titled in pencil along the lower edge: E. Sophinisba Hergesheimer; signed again, titled, dated, and with the edition information in ink on an exhibition label affixed to the frame's backing paper
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 27, 2024
Ella Hergesheimer, oil on canvas portrait
Est: $400 - $700
Ella Hergesheimer (American 1873-1943), oil on canvas portrait of a boy, signed lower right and verso, 32" x 24", frame - 37 1/2" x 29 1/2". NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Oct. 07, 2023
Attributed to Ella Hergesheimer O/C Painting, Still Life with Yellow Roses
Est: $500 - $550
Attributed to Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American/Nashville, 1873-1943) oil on canvas still life painting depicting a bouquet of yellow roses against a neutral background. Signed "E.H. Hergesheimer, 1891" in red, lower right corner. Inscribed "From the original painting by J. Bapcinick" Housed in a period ornate giltwood frame with foliate decoration. Sight: 13 12" H x 19 1/4" W. Framed: 23 1/2" H x 29 1/2"W. Biography: A great-great-granddaughter of Charles Willson Peale, Hergesheimer studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux. She won numerous awards and was judged the best pupil of her senior class. Hergesheimer also studied in Madrid and in Paris, where in a single year, four of her paintings were selected to hang at the Paris Salon. In 1907, Hergesheimer was commissioned to paint a portrait in Nashville, and decided to make it her home. She was acclaimed for her sensitive portraits of prominent citizens, landscapes, and still lifes, and was well regarded as a printmaker.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 14, 2022
Ella Hergesheimer oil on canvas still life
Est: $500 - $1,000
Ella Hergesheimer (American 1873-1943), oil on canvas still life of Begonias, signed lower left, 29" x 33". Provenance: Property deaccessioned from the Reading Public Museum. NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Sep. 18, 2021
Ella Hergesheimer (American/Tennessee)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ella Hergesheimer (American/Tennessee, 1873-1943) , "Tennessee Landscape with Creek", oil on board, signed lower left, artist name inscribed en verso, 10 5/8 in. x 13 1/2 in., framed. Note: Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the great-great granddaughter of Charles Willson Peale who selected her middle name in honor of the Italian Renaissance painter Sofonisa Anguissola. Hergesheimer attended the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and studied under Cecilia Beaux, Hugh Breckenridge and William Merritt Chase. She was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship and studied abroad in Europe for three years, attending the Academie Colarossi and exhibiting at the Paris Salon. In 1907, Hergesheimer was commissioned to paint a portrait of Bishop Holland M. McTyeire, one of Vanderbilt Universitys founders. The portrait led to subsequent commissions in Nashville, Tennessee, where she eventually made her home. Although Hergesheimers primary source of income was portraiture of the wealthiest members of Nashville society, she also turned to the environs of Nashville for inspiration. The country around Nashville is, some of it, the most beautiful I have ever seena large and bounteous field for the landscape painter. In the work offered here, the viewers eye follows the crystalline blue creek beyond a rustic wood fence to the mountains in the distance, creating an engaging view of the Tennessee landscape Hergesheimer so admired. Ref.: Hergesheimer, Ella (1873-1943). The Johnson Collection. www.thejohnsoncollection.org. Accessed July 27, 2021
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 12, 2020
Ella S. Hergesheimer Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting.
Est: $100 - $300
Ella S. Hergesheimer Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting. (Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, Tennessee, 1873-1943). A portrait depicting an elderly lady wearing a white bonnet and holding a broom handle. Signed lower right E. S. Hergesheimer. Circa 1920. Sight size: 23-1/2" x 19-1/2". In a painted frame. 29-1/2" x 25-1/2" overall. Condition: Very good.
Conestoga Auction Co.
Dec. 08, 2019
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873-1943), , Social Graces
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873-1943) Social Graces Signed and dated 'E. S. Hergesheimer/1911' bottom left, oil on canvas 50 x 36 in. (127 x 91.4cm) provenance: Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware. Acquired directly from the above in 1990. Private Collection, Wilmington, Delaware. A gift from the above. Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 01, 2019
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER, Tennessee, 1873-1943, "A Southern Magnolia"., Etching on paper, 14.5" x 17". Framed 19" x 23".
Est: $200 - $400
ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER Tennessee, 1873-1943 "A Southern Magnolia". Signed in pencil lower right "E. Sophonisba Hergesheimer". Titled lower left. Ella Hergesheimer was a great-great grandaughter of Charles Wilson Peale. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under William Merritt Chase and Celia Beaux. Etching on paper, 14.5" x 17". Framed 19" x 23".
Eldred's
May. 28, 2019
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer - Mount Rainier - 1939
Est: $875 - $1,275
"Mount Rainier " by Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, 1939 Unsigned Woodblock. Paper size is 9.25 x 9 inches, with an image size of 4.5 x 6 inches. The Woodblock is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A: Mint. Additional details: This piece derives from the 1939 AMERICAN BLOCK PRINT CALENDAR published by Gutenberg Publishing Co., Chicago. American Block Print Calendar. Hergesheimer's family played an important role American cultural life as her Ancestor (Charles Wilson Peale) was the founder of the first museum in America which later became the Smithsonian Institute.
DUMBO Auctions
Jun. 10, 2017
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer lithograph
Est: $100 - $200
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American 1873-1943)- ''A Southern Magnolia''- lithograph, c. 1939, signed and titled in pencil, 5 1/2'' vertical crease upper center of image and margin, minor foxing in left margin, 1/4'' tear on top edge of margin. 14 x 17''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Aug. 19, 2015
Watercolor, Tree Leaves, Ella Hergesheimer
Est: $400 - $600
Appears to be unsigned, purportedly Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer. RDA#71373. Bin#32. Sight size: 13-1/2"h x 11"w
Nye & Company
Jun. 21, 2015
E. Sophonisba Hergesheimer Lithograph
Est: $100 - $200
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873-1943) "Eucalyptus", lithograph, edition 52 (38th print). Size: 14" x 11", 35 x 28 cm (image); 17" x 13.5", 43 x 34 cm (sheet).
Material Culture
Feb. 10, 2015
1939 Hergesheimer Mount Rainer Woodblock
Est: $525 - $775
Artist Name: Hergesheimer, Ella Sophonisba Title: Mount Rainer Medium: Woodblock Edition Size: Unknown Year: 1939 Paper Size: 9.25 x 9 inches Image Size: 4.5 x 6 inches Condition: A: Mint Notes: This piece derives from the 1939 AMERICAN BLOCK PRINT CALENDAR published by Gutenberg Publishing Co., Chicago. American Block Print Calendar. Hergesheimer's family played an important role American cultural life as her Ancestor (Charles Wilson Peale) was the founder of the first museum in America which later became the Smithsonian Institute.
DUMBO Auctions
Jun. 07, 2014
FRAMED LITHOGRAPH: ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (American, 1850-1943). "The Ada C. Smith, Nantucket". Signed lower right "E.S. Herge...
Est: $150 - $250
FRAMED LITHOGRAPH: ELLA SOPHONISBA HERGESHEIMER (American, 1850-1943). "The Ada C. Smith, Nantucket". Signed lower right "E.S. Hergesheimer". Titled in pencil lower left. Black & white, 8" x 10.75".
Eldred's
Oct. 02, 2012
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, American, PA, 1873-1943, (2) w/c, portraits of "Ladies of Substance" , 7 1/4" x 5" ovals, very nice gi...
Est: $600 - $1,200
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, American, PA, 1873-1943, (2) w/c, portraits of "Ladies of Substance" , 7 1/4" x 5" ovals, very nice gilt frames.
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 21, 2012
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer, (1873-1943), "Southern Magnolias", lithograph, Sight image 17" H x 14" W, framed.
Est: $200 - $300
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (1873-1943) "Southern Magnolias" lithograph Signed lower right and titled lower left. Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer was the great-great granddaughter of Charles Willson Peale. She studied with William Merritt Chase and Cecelia Beaux at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and was awarded a three-year traveling scholarship in her senior year. Hergesheimer used the scholarship to study in Paris and travel to Germany, Italy, Holland, Spain, and around France. Shortly after her return to the United States Hergesheimer settled in Nashville, Tennessee. Information on back of frame reads: "Hergesheimer, Ella Sophonisba (b. 1873 Allentown, Pa.; d. 1943 Nashville, Tenn.) Painter (portraits, still lifes, landscapes), printmaker. Director of art schs. in Tenn. and Ky. A descendant of the painter Charles Wilson [sic] Peale, she was named after his daughter. STUDIES: PAFA with Cecilia Beaux and Chase receiving awards and traveling scholarship; Prinet and Mucha in Paris; Italy and Spain. EXHIB.: extensively throughout the South winning numerous awards at Southern States Art League, state fairs, and Appalachian Expo., Knoxville 1910 (gold medal); also exhib. at Ogunquit, Maine and Paris Salon. REF.: AAA v. 5-10 and 30; Heckscher (2), 9, 18; WWAA v. 1-3 and 4 obit.: Woman (1914-15). Sight image 17" H x 14" W, framed.
Harlowe-Powell Auction Gallery
May. 22, 2010
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer etching, California Co
Est: $350 - $450
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, Tennessee, 1873-1943) etching titled, "Along the California Coast" depicting wooded seacoast scene. Titled lower left, signed lower right with printing information lower left "32nd print, Edition 58". Unframed. Excellent with some slight toning to paper. Sight - 10 1/2" H x 13 1/4" W. Full margin - 12 3/8" H x 17 7/8" W.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 23, 2010
Ella Hergesheimer etching, Still life with Apples
Est: $400 - $450
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, Tennessee, 1873-1943) etching, titled in pencil, "Still life with apples". Signed in pencil lower right margin, "E. Sophonisha Hergesheimer and "Edition 52, 23rd print". Also signed in the plate, "E.S.H.". Unframed. Overall very good condition with stain to left margin border. Sight 12" Height x 14 1/2" Width. Full margin - 14 1/4" Height x 17 3/8" Width. Early 20th century.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 12, 2009
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873-1943); Along the California Coast; The Eucalyptus; The Eucalyptus, Santa Monica, Cal.; (3)
Est: $600 - $800
Along the California Coast; The Eucalyptus; The Eucalyptus, Santa Monica, Cal., n.d.; n.d. Lithographs on wove paper, each signed in pencil, titled and annotated '2nd print Edition of 48', 'Edition 52 5th print', and 'Edition 58 8th print', with full margins, not framed. (3) sizes vary
Bonhams
Jul. 12, 2009
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873-1943); Mt. Rainier; Rainier National Park; (2)
Est: $500 - $700
Mt. Rainier; Rainier National Park, n.d.; n.d. Woodcut and a lithograph on wove paper, each signed in pencil, titled and annotated 'Edition 75 8th print' and 'Edition 52 11th print' respectively, printed by the artist, with margins, not framed. (2) 10 1/2 x 14in ; 10 3/4 x 13 3/8in sheet 13 1/4 x 16in; 13 3/4 x 17in
Bonhams
Oct. 01, 2004
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American/Tennessee
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American/Tennessee, 1873-1943), after an unknown artist, "Anne Clay McDowell, Granddaughter of Henry Clay", oil on canvas, signed en verso "Copied by E. Sophnisba Hergesheimer after original painting by unknown artist", 33 in. x 43 1/2 in., in a period giltwood frame.
Neal Auction Company
Sep. 12, 2003
Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer (American, 1873 - 1943)
Est: $400 - $600
Still-Life With Apples, edition of 52. Signed "E. Sophonisba Hergesheimer." in pencil l.r., titled in pencil l.l., inscribed "Edition 52 - 14th print" in pencil l.l. Lithograph on Rives paper with "BFK" watermark, image size 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm), matted. Condition: Deckled edges to three sides, soiling.
Skinner